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ITS . . ORIGIN AND SERVICES. ism^ THH OriCIX AM) SliRVlCHS fii riii.. 3^" (IHontreal) field Battery of Jimilery WTI'II S(iM|-. No'l'I'.S (IN THH ARTILLKRV OI- HV-COXI- DAYS. AXD A HRIKF HISTORY OF THK l)K\'KLOP.MK\T ()!• FIICLD ARTILLKKY. BY Cai'Taix Ernest J. Chamhkrs 1st I'RiNcKiii' \Vm,i:s Ri;c,imivs-t. risii.ii;i(s , ,,,.., , . " ' '»• iiiinlik- HiinniT WUli lyiistock now tlif (Icvilisli caniiuii liiiu'lies And (liiMii ({(Its ill! Iiflorf liim." .S7;,| <■,•.,/,■,! /•,■. MONTREAL E. L. RUDDY, 1674 XoTKK Damk Stkhf.t ITHLlSIIl'-.k I SgS Qri^miH'.&^'^^ &. 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We have it on ii.» less an aulliority than that of Colonel Ivor Merhert, at one time Coniniander-in-Chief of the Active Militia Force of Canada that the Artillery is the most efficient branch of the Dominion's defensive force. This fact hein^' conceded, a short history of one of the oldest and most efficient corps in the most efficient branch of the service slnmld be welcome to all interested in the Canadian Militia, as helping to show how the fonndations of that e.iieiency were laid, and how developed. I ventnre to express the hope with all modesty, and with a livelv appreciation of the defects which mnst exist in any hnrried historical compilation of this character, that this book will prove not merely interesting, bnt also n.sefnl, to the members of the 3rd Field Battery. Anyone who has taken an intelligent interest in military affairs knows that esprit de corps has as mncli practical efTect npon the efficiency of any kind of a military organization as has its drill, its dicipline, its interior economy, and even its equipment. There has always been a sturdy, honest corps spirit in the Montreal Field Battery, officers and men being proud of their battery and of themselves. I venture to hope that these pages will help to show them "that their pride in the past record of their f^ne corps is well founded, and assist in keeping the coUi- mendable spirit alive in the Batterv for all time. im Here I would like to remark that it appears to iiie tliat l)v assistinjj^ every militar}' eorps in ilie eouiiUy to write up to date, and keep written up, its record of services from the very heji^inning, the Militia Departuient could do much in the direction of improving the efficiency of the Force. Had records of the services rendered hy the Ouebec Frontier Battalions in the defence of this country been preserved and pulilished, very shame would have jMVvented the loval people of the frontier counties from allowiuj; their historical battalions, with t^allantly earned battle honours on their colours, to die for lack of popular support. While thaukinti' all wiio lia\e assisted me in the ])reparation of this little book, I would especially like to express my gratification at being privileged to embody in these pages what might be described as the military memoirs of that splendid old Canadian soldier, Lieutenant-Colonel A. A. Stevenson, a man known from one end of this country- to the other not less for his open-handed hospitality, his exceptional urbanity and his good work in municipal life as an Alderman of the City of Montreal, than for his exce])tioualIy \aluable services in the Actixe Militia. Most of the information I have embodied in the chajjters on the Earliest Days of the Hattery, the I'enian Raids, and vService in aid of the Ci\ il Power was given to nu', during a series of interviews, by IJeutenant-Colonel Stevenson, and militia- men everywhere, particularly when they are aware of its source, will regard it as a valual)le contribution toward the military history of Canada. August 31st, 1S9S. KrXI'.ST J. ClIAMl'.l'.RS, ;,S\ Park .A.venue, Montreal, Que. iiij^ every record of cli in the ? services ntr}' been pie of the ly earned this little ;ile^ed to rs of that an known Dspitnlity, uui of the ■e Militia, iest Days ,\as }.^i\en '1 niilitia- inl it as a real, Que. A Card of Thanks r is bnt natnral, that, as commanding officer of the Third Field Battery, I shonld avail myself of the opportnnity presented by the publication of this history of the corps to express in a public and enduring way the thanks of myself and the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of my command, to those whose assistance and hard work have accomplished such a satisfactory result. First I must express the gratitude of all ranks in the Battery to the kind and generous friends whose sulxscriptions have enabled us to overcome the great finan- cial difficulties attending such an undertaking as this. I have also great pleasure in expressing the thanks due to former members of the Battery who have contributed the information on which the history of our organization has been framed. •All who read these pages will, I am sure, agree with me that the Battery has been fortunate in .securing as its historian CajUain Chambers, an officer who, .since his joining the old Hig' Vhool Cadet Rifles as a boy, has taken a constant, active and intelligent interest in Militia matters, ana whose pen, as a journali.st, has always been devoted to what h- considered to be the best interests of the Force. I venture to .say that this is .,nc of the most interesting of the series of corps histories contributed to military literature by Captain Chambers, and it is safe to predict that the result of his researches as presented in the following pages will be perused with general interest, ami vvill have for all time a stimulating effect upon the esprit de corps of the Battery. I feel that it is moreover incumbent upon me to publicly thank the publisher, Mr. K. L. Ruddy, for the conscientious way in which he has executed his part of the work. Mr. Ruddy has done all he agreed to do and more, and the splendid manner 111 which the book has been brought out is creditable alike to his conscientious effort and to his good taste. RlCH.\Rl) Co.STlCAN, Major, Commanding the Third ImcUI Battery. :"rrn"-^-^'^^w^"-'-'--n^"'-'- • '^'- ■^■^^■■■^-'^■-^-■^-^■^■^ ■'-■^-^' ■ The GuERTiN Printing Company Montreal TiiK Artillhrv of By-goxk Days. HK artillLTv lias lield a most coiispiciums ])]ace in tlie Britisli Army for years, tlioiioi, tlie ])rfSL'iU regiment of Royal Artillery dates no further back than May, 1716. According to Richard's history of Her Majesty's Army, from the chaos of confnsion, ineptitude and disorganization which represents the history of the Ordnance prior to the above date, there stands boldly out the record of what ICnglish gunners did in by-gone days and in the battles of the olden time. English guns thundered— or tried to thunder— at \'annes and Crecy, Aginccmrt and Falaise, at the Battle of the vSpnrs, at Flodden I-ield. in the battles fought by William and Marlborough, in the early Jacobite struggles in Ireland and vScotland. But it is little niore than the bare fact which appears ; the principal details survi- \ing are those of wearisome orders of an incompetent Board of Ordnance, displaying carelessness and ignorance, and jobbery and all the evil propensities of red tape /;/ r.irr/as. vStrange and unfamiliar names and offices, of persons and things, are discernible in this blurred reccnxl, ctmtinuing, some of them, into the period of nascent order. We read of robinets and minions' of cnlverins and basiliskes ; the men who worked or were responsible for these strange .sounding weapons were matrosses, artiheers, petardiers, master gunners, chief bombadiers, fireworkers, over all of whom was a chief fi remaster. ■MMimMiUiii t'ft'V;: The Royal Fusiliers were raised in 16S5 for the special protection of the I{n,i;lish j^unners, who were at that date civilian artificers. All the P'usilier regiments were originallj* intended for the special protection of the artillerj-, and the grenade is still borne ))v them in memory of this ancient service. Though artillery had been in use in British armies for over four hundred years the artiller3'nien were not yet regarded as soldiers, but as mechanics de])ending upon other soldiers for protection. But, however regarded, it is a matter of history that they had rendered splendid aid to the state. Cannon arc said to have been used by the English armies on the continent in the reign of Henr\' III, 1216-127.3. and were unciuestionably used at the capture of Berwick by Kdward III in i33,v A*- Crecy, 1.^46, and at Calais, the following year, Edward I\' used four cannon against his French enemies; and the Moors are said to have used cannon in defending .\lgeciras in 1343. The Board of Ordnance was first con- stituted du'-jng the reign of Ivli/abeth, about 1597, but as far back as 1414 the ordnance possessed by fvngland was superintended by a " Master of the Ordnance." The word ordnance was derived from the "Ordinance" or law anciently made to regulate the bore, si/e and Inilk of the artillery. (Capt. Perry's book on Rank, Badges and Dates.) Thongli the first use of F^uglish artillery appears to have l)een in the field, the organization of the artillery, when such was attempted, aj)pears to have been directed towards the recognizing only of the garrison branch. The Master Gen- oral of Ordnance had the control of all tlie master gunners and gunners of the various garrisons, but held no command in the field without beir.g specially appointed. In 1755 a train of field artillery was organized in Madras, and in 1798 the companies of the Regiment of Royal Irish Artillery, the succes.sors of the detachment of the Royal Artillery sent to Dublin in 1755, were divided into "Heavy" (vSiege) and "Light" (Field). The Light had four six-jKninders each. The guns and waggons were horsed and driven bv the " Driver Corps." The corps of Royal Artillery drivers was established in 1793, graduallv reduced after the peace of iS4 and i 7S6, but the militia provided for was purely a .sedentary one, and existed on paper only. The legislation passed by the assemblies of "both Upper and Lower Canada providing for the organizati.m (,f the militia, and the i)n,mineiit parts t.ake.. by the inilitia of those days in the War of 1S12 and in the suppression of tlie Rebellion ot 1S37-3CS are matters of general history. Canadian mih-tiainen assisted to man the guns in Ouebec at the time of Montgomery s a.s.sault. but it was not until 18,2 that a reguTarly organized militia artillery corps was established in the then two provinces of Canada This wis a garrison artillery company at Montreal, which the 2nd Regiment of Canadian Artillery now regard as the original of their present organization. Probably the oldest artillery corps in the Dominion of Canada as it "stands to-day is the .rd New Brunswick Regiment of Canadian Artillery, which claims direct descent Irom the " Loyal Company of Artillery " organized at St. John, May 4th 1793 According to Sir James Lemoine, whose historical researches" in tlie Quebec district have been practically invaluable, an artillery corps of three companies known as the Royal Quebec Volunteer Artillery, existed at the Ancient Capital in ih;,7. Ihe uniform was identical with that of the Royal Artillery This corps was composed of a fine set of men, ofTicered like the infantry by young merchants and professional men, who, having been instructed by the" regulars, acquired 17 jjmit prori(.'i(.'iu-y, particularly in tin- art of jruiiiicry, and liaiullcd tin.' cannon aronnd llic t)attk'nK-nt walls in a most crL'ditalilc niannt-r, forming an important part of the service Tor jj^arrison duty. It was not until 1.S55 that field artillery fij-ured in the Canadian militia lists. As a matter of fact it is doubtful tliat sucli a ih'xuy^ as a militia field battery existed in au\ -'•y\- lK'^•' Uiat dale. It will be reiiieiiibered that 1S54 was the date of tin i>peuin,L; '' Crimean War. when Britain and iMance made common cause aKa(fl'«<» K' 1 ;>jr«.'ssion, atid 1 general war appeared impeiidiuj^. Britain wa.s especwll;?- unprepui. ^ for the eanization of this corps beloni^ed to Major W. F Coffin. That <4;entleman was :i man of larji^e general inform- ation and had the advantage of a generous educition. He was a man of many parts, lie had lielcl an important appointment in the Court Hou.se at Montreal, had been entrusted with the organization of the government offices and was at the head of the railway running from Caughnawaga to Plattsburg, one of the oldest niilwavs in Canada. He was named by the government to administer and generally look after the valuable property turned over by the Imperial government to the Colonial one, and he finally disposed of the principal land areas. He held various other im- portant a}iv)(nntments under the old adniinistration and the later Colonial govern- ment. He was a wealthy man, owning large tracts of land in the p:;astern Townships. Mrs. Coffin, a fine old lady of the old stamj., is still living in Montreal, bright and intelligent in spite of her eight v'-seve". ver"-: Mr. T. ' Coffin, manager of the Quebec office of the Quebec Bank is a ;-ou. 18 '/ , h 1 '-If i« 1 '■■*^'.-; feJ^I?' 1 r 11 / '" '*; / Diigii'-nrofvf.- I,li;iT.-COI,. Wll.l.l.XM I KA.SCIS (.1(1 TIN 1 IKSr CO.MM.\MiI.\)i nil Kt:H tH Till: MtlM KI,.\I, in I,l» HATTKKV ^r I i si The transactions of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, an institu- tion uliose puhlicatu.ns are of the greatest interest to all students of Canadian InstorN. for the session of ,872-7,,, eontaine acti\c part in that notable event. _ The ancestry of -he founder of the Hattery, it appears from the ch-verlv written paper i,ientiu„cd above, was u.rtliy of the bn, , uul loyal corps he established. ' .lohn Cofhn, the grandfather of the M.jnr, though an ui.obtmsive, unden.on- stmt.ve man was a resolute I., alist. Hon. and b,,H.Kht up in Boston, in the vears before the historical tea party in Bost..i, Harbour, he resisted the rev..luti. n" aud made himself so obnoxious to the revolutionists that he was by name proscribed and his property confiscated by act of the ^hlssaelulsats Legislature, Septeml^r' r77.S. Forewarned by fneuds. and taking time by the forelock, he freighted h .scliooner. of which he was part owner, with his family and worldly unoch and coasted round from Host,.., to Quebec, where he must" have arrived in or '<'s.„t . nne, ,775, f„r the following mcmtli he purchased a piece of land under me Diamond. ^ According to Sir James Leiiu.ine " In the Ignited Empire Loyalists, the War of independence added a most noticeable element of p .sperify and refinement to the population of Canada. Some io,.x)0 staunch adhe.-c -ts of the British Crown carf*- across the Border, or penetrated by ship to New Brunswick and Nova vScotia The brave nie.i had sacrificed fortune and position to consistency, and their allegiance -Ving George ; and King (;eo.-ge, as a good and paternal sovereign, indemnified them hy pen.sions, land grants, honours, and emoluments, > the best of the ability of the British exchequer." It must be re.nembered that the British exchequer was not in anything like so sound a position in 1777 as it is to-dav. After purchasing his Quebec property, Mr. John Coffin went to work at once to establish a distillery, when his labours were inter, .pted by the \merican invasion in September; and from that time to the end of the siege of Quebec his infant industry was paralyzed. Nor was this the sturdy loyalist's only trouble at the time. A brig belonging to him had been detained hv the British consul at Lisbon for six mouths, as being the property of a rebel, tho gh at this very time he was carrying a brown bess for His \Lijesty at Quebec. To what effect he carried his musket in the King's service is shown by docu- ments which speak for themselves. His services attracted attention in quarters capable of appreciating them, as is shown by the following lette: -eceived by Mr. Coffin from Colonel Allan Maclean, 87tli Regiment, who commandc the heroic garrison of Quebec during the siege of 1775-76:— 19 m I " Ql-l'I'.KC, 2 Custican COMIIAMIINC. MD.NrUHAI, I'll'lr.ri HATTi:i'.V feel a little friij^litened, when a Mr. Coffin, a British gentleman, who, with his wife and twelve children had taken refnge there, expeetinjif to find there peace and qnietness, and who had served prcvionsly in onr militia, drew his baj'onet, and declared he wonld pnt the first man to death who laid down his arms or who attempted to abandon his post ; by which means he re-established order, and with the assist- ance of Captain Barnsfare (a ship captain), who commanded the seamen, got two of the gnns pointed at the opposite sides, in case Arnold's people, having got into the Lower-Town, shonld attempt to force the post on that side." Sir Gny Carleton, in a letter dated December 25th, 1779, had the following to say about Mr. Coffin : — "Having observed in all his condnct, from his arrival in the Province of (Jnebec till I left it, a constant attachment and zeal for the King's .service, as well as the manner of a prndent, worthy man, I conld not bnt interest my.self for him. Yet his conduct and judicious behaviour on the morning of the .yst December, 1775, gave him a still stronger claim on me; for to him, with the assistance of Barnsfare, I attribute the repulse of the rebels on the side of Quebec, where Mr. Montgomery attacked in person ; while the success on the otherside was very different and brought the towii into no small danger. Xow, whether we con- sider the strength of this post, the number allotted to its defence, or the former services of the officer who commanded, we might have expected as much, at least, from him, — a remarkable proof, this, that former services and greater numbers may be outdone by superior vigilance and good .sense of gentlemen, though not used to arms." Colonel Coffin's grandfather must certainly be credited then with a prominent part in one of the most momentous uiilitary achievements in Canadian history. It was a most critical time for Briti.sh rule in Canada. As Colonel Coffin himself puts it in the paper quoted : — " On that memorable winter morning, the flame of fidelity to the British empire, paling throughout the .-Vmerican continent, flickered uncertainly over the walls of Quebec. At midnight the desperate Arnold had forced the St. Roch suburb and the Lower Town, and although obstinately resisted, doggedly fought on, hoping and looking for a junction with Montgomery. An hour later, and a resolute volley had decided the fate of a great country. The brave Montgomery was slain, — his detachment annihilated ; Arnold was wounded ; the American army was in full retreat. Quebec had been saved, and the flickering flame of fidelity to the British empire blazed up therefrom, thenceforth and forever, a beacon of light, inextinguishable in Canada." If heredity counted for anything, the government of the day conld depend upon the gentleman entrusted with the organization of the Montreal Field Battery doing his duty. Major Coffin organized the Battery on the authorization and order of the Hon. George Moffat, who, at the time, was in command of the Active Force of the Mon- treal district. As soon as he received his order. Major Coffin invited Mr. Henry Hogan, then a 3'oung man, to join the corps as lieutenant. 22 I p to tins date such feu- Nol„„teer corps as ex-isted in Canada Mere not guided by any clear y defined laws and rules, and many injustices occurred. Mr. Hoj^an had con.nmnded a volunteer cavalry troop in Montreal some time previous to the passage of the nnlitia act of 1855, and had devoted considerable time and means to It. When the old active force, under the new act, assumed a permanent form, a gentlenian named Ramsay was sent to England to learn the drill, and when he returned he was promoted over Mr. Hogan's head. The latter, naturally, felt aggrieved at this and resigned, and did not feel disposed to rejoin the reorganized force as an oiificer of the new Field Battery. Rut Hon. Mr. Moflfat joined Major Lofhn in his request that Mr. Hogan should join the battery, and after considerable persua- sion, he agreed. Lieut.-Col. Hogan says he never regretted his decision, for Major Coffin was a s])lendid officer and a perfect gentleman, and it was a i)]L'asurc to .serve under him. He showed great confidence in his subaltern, and f<)r a time the battery was left pretty much in his hands. The first officers of the Hattery were Major W. I-. Coffin, Captain Henry Hogan, Lieuteiianl A. Lanumtagne and Second Lieutenants Hobbs and Owen. The latter was formerly British Mail Officer. Dr. Fenwick was the vSurgeon. The first instructor was an old Royal Artillery Sergeant named Logan. The .senior surviving officer of the original battery is Lieut.-Colonel Henry Hogan. who, still hale and hearty, is a familiar figure to all citizens of Montreal, and whose name is familiar to travellers f.-om one end of the world to the other. The senior non-commissioned officer of the Battery at its organization was A. A. Stevenson since then known throughout the length and breadth of Canada as Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson, a man who has done more for the Montreal Field Bat ery in particular and the Militia force in general than any man who ever wore Z^^^f^V r' "'""f ''f "" ^'"'^ "' ^^^'"^^ any- interest in military n a tens at the time he was induced to join the Battery, and he gave in his name to Major Coffin against his own best judgment almost. Colonel Stevenson related the circumstances connected with his joining the Battery in such an interesting Fraw a Daguerreotype I.IIIUT.-CIPL. IIKNHV HOGAN. oniMAMiiNi. .MONTKKAr, A Krri.r PK V, 1^^,-,^,^, ray that I cannot do better th When the militia act w an give his own words. He said; as passed in 1S55, and they spoke about 23 organizing a field battery of artillery in Montreal I had not the slijj^htest idea of takinjr any part in it, in fact had no special fancy for military work. I had my own bnsiness to attend to. " One day I was in the Mechanics ln.stitnte, in which I took a t,n-eat interest, when a gentleman came up to me and said he wanted to speak to me for a moment. He said that he was organizing, under the authority of the government, a battery of field artillery in Montreal, and he had been advised to see me. He added that he wanted me to assist him to organize the corps. I replied at once that I had no idea of meddling in military matters at all. He, however, persisted, and said that it was the duty of every loyal man to prepare to do his duty. There was ever\- prospect of trouble with the United vStates, and it must come sooner or later, he said. He pointed out that the men who were coming to the front across the lines were actuated by a violent antipathy to everything British, and they appeared anxious to pick a quarrel on the slightest pretext. " He added that as troul)le was coming it would be better to belong to an organized and disciplined corps when sent against an invader than to be one of an undisciplined mob. It would l)e better to have confidence in your comrades and to suffer from the men in frrnt than from those in the rear. "This was Major W. F. Coffin, a man I liad known, of course, l)ut had had no previous pcrscmal communication with. He, at the time, or shortly before, held the office of Joint {Sheriff of Montreal with the late Mr. John Boston. He was a major before tlie organization of the battery. He was certainly well uj) in military matters, and .some years later he wrote a " History of the War of iiSia." " He urged me to consent, and on my still declining, he requested me to think it over for the night. I did give it some slight thought, Init soon decided that I had no inclination for the work. But casually mentioning the matter to some of my friends, they asked nv' what there was to hinder me joining. It appeared to be a good chance, and if I refused to avail myself of it I might regret it. Well, I met him again, and he said he hoped I had made uj) my mind to help him. I told him I did not think soldiering would suit me at all. I was just then pretty deeply engrossed in business. I was a partner in a big printing establishment. We had started the Sun in 1S53, and it was still running. But the Major, at any rate, finally persuaded me to join, and at once began to talk over the question of the organization of the battery. He entered into an exposition of all the difficulties ahead. We wanted men of the right kind and we wanted men with horses. He had spoken to many, and some had agreed to join. Others s^id they would if certain acquaintances would. We at once .set to work to communicate with desirable men, and we made the best use of my printing office for sending out circulars, etc. Finally we obtained promises from many people, and the battery started with plenty of the very finest material at its disposal. " Before speaking to me, the major liad arranged for all his officers, and told me that he regretted he had not known earlier that I would go in with him, for he 24 1 Major R. Costkian 2 SfHdKdN Major c. W. Wri.suN ,( Captain Uonai.h A. Smith OiriCKRS OK :ira JIontrkai, i-lKLU Battkkv VRTKRIN-ARV CaI'TAIN CKAS. :\rLHACIIHA\ 5 I.iKi Ti:.XANT [■'. A. Ckatiikrn '1 I.imTK.NANT G, W. STKI'llE.VS. Jr, would have liked to have j^iven me a commission. He, however, did the next best thing and made me senior staff sergeant, as he called it. His officers were Henry Hogan, a Mr. Owen, who lived for some time at Chambly, and a Mr. Laniontagne. The latter went to the States to live, and the major appointed in his place Mr. Henry Buhner." Mr. Hobbs, who joined the Battery in tlie hope of receiving an appointment as an officer was disappointed, there being no vacancy for him. A meeting to recruit the battery was held at the Mechanics Institute on a notice issued by Major Coffin. It required seventy-iive men for the battery, and the roll of enlistment at the first general meeting showed nearly one hundred and fifty names. Colonel Stevenson states that Major Coffin selected the best men for the Field Battery, and placed the names of the others on a supernumerary list. This enroll- Piient of these supernumeraries finally resulted in the establishment of a company of foot artillery, attached to the Field Battery, the whole corps being designated "The Montreal Artillery ". There had been an efficient garrison artillery corps in Mon- treal in 1837-38, and it had a nominal existence for many years later, but, at the time we are speaking of, the officers of the old garrison artillery, instead of joining the volunteer movement then inaugurated, did nothing, expecting the government to make of their corps the basis of the new artillery force in Montreal. But the gov- ernraeni; did nothing of the kind, preferring to take the men who volunteered under the new act. The new Militia Act came into force July ist, 1855, but the Battery was not gazetted until September 27th. Mr. William Masterman, Senior, another veteran ex-officer of the battery relates that among those who attend .d tlie first meeting in connection with the organization of the battery were several well-known citizens alive to-day. Among them Henry Buhner, William McGibbon, Wni. Robb, at present City Treasurer of Montreal, T. W. Boyd, A. A. Stevenson, Henry Hogan and himself. On the organization of the battery, Mr. Masterman was made a sergeant, ranking after A. .\. Stevenson, who was staff sergeant. Next to Maj. Coffin, Mr. Masterman says, the greatest credit for the organization of the Battery was due to A. A. Stevenson, and more thanks are due to that gen- tleman for the maintenance of the corps on its fine footing than to all others put together. Mr. Masterman added that he left the battery after seven years service with the rank of First Lieutenant. He was offered the command of the Foot Com- pany but declined. The Militia Act of 1855 is officially designated " 18 Victoria, Chapter ■]■], An Act to Regulate the Militia." It provided for the establishment of eighteen military districts, and defined the Active Militia as follows: — "The Active Militia sliall consist of Volunteer troops of cavalry, field batteries and foot companies of Artil- lery, and companies of infantry armed as riflemen, but not exceeding in the whole sixteen troops of cavalry, seven field batteries of artillery, five foot companies of artillery, and fifty companies of riflemen, the total number not to exceed five thousand officers and men." 26 ; next best .'ere Henry unontagtie. place Mr. iceiviiig an >r liini. A ^tice issued the roll of ifty names, r the Field ^his enroll- •onipany of ated "The ps in Mon- but, at the of joining overnnient ut the gov- olunteered 55, bnt the le battery 1 with the . Among reasurer of . On the king after gaiiization that gen- others pnt irs service Poot Com- er ■]']^ An n military litia shall i of Artil- he whole, ipanies of :ceed five The Act also provided that " Each Field Battery shall consist of a captain two tirst lieutenants, one second lieutenant, a sergeant major, tiiree sergeants three corporals, three bombardiers, a trumpeter, a farrier, fifty-nine gunners and drivers nicludmg vvheelers, collar maker and shoeing smith, fifty-six horses, exclusive of officers horses, and four spare horses when the Battery is called into actual service " Section XXX\-II of the Act read as follows :-" Each sergeant maior of a volunteer battery of field artillery shall, on account of the great responsibility attached to the office, be paid by the Province at the rate of fifty pounds per annum '' bectK.n CX\' reads as follows :-" This Act shall come into operation upon the first day of July, 1855, and shall be in force for three years, and from thence until tlie end of the next ensuing session of the Parliament of this Province, and no longer • TiiK 3RI) Montki:ai. I'iki.h Katticrv as it was in i,S93. AkmAMKNT : I'olR 9. Niii.iK K.M.I,. CcNS provided that if at the time when this Act would otherwise expire, there should happen to be war between Her Majesty and the United States of America, then this Act shall continue in force until the end of the session of the Provincial Parliament next after the proclamation of peace between Her Majesty and the said United btates, and no longer." After enlisting the men, a good deal of time was consumed in making arrange- ments for the uniforms, etc. The officers finally selected a double breasted blue rock coat, red-stnped artillery trousers, .somewhat similar to those worn now 'and a l)lack, shaggy, monkey skin head-dress, very much like the Fu'^ili^r bearskin but with the front "|tlie crown slightly projecting. It was originally intended that this head-dress should be devoid of ornament, but Staff Sergeant Stevenson suggested that 27 there should he somethinjjf lo relieve it, and the officers finally jntchcd upon a large hullion tassel which was suspended hy a jjfolden cord in front of the hushy. This imposing head-gear was made hy a man named McDowall, wlio had a fur estahlish- ment on McGill street. The officers' uniforms were made by Gibb & Co., and the men's by Henry Lavender. At first the government gave the battery twenty days drill pay per annum, one dollar a day for each man and the same for each horse. In 1S55, they received no drill pay, but received a double allowance in 1S56. It was late wheii they began drill the first year, but they did some work in foot drill, sword exercise, etc, in the East end of the Bon.secours Market Hall. iCarly in i of ramrods went fly.ug over the heads of the spectat<,rs. Five or si> persons h ramrods passed through the erowns of their hats, and a uumher ha„ : row eseap. ., but n- ue was seriously hurt. Hundreds of people came from the United States to the c le. ration • so many m fact that it was a very hard matter billeting them .mt. . It was in this year, too, ,856, that Lieut.-Col. Stevenson obtained his first commissioii. The men were getting uniformed, and the officers liad been ordered to jjo and give their orders or uniforms. Lieutenant Owe,, delayed doing so, and Major Cofhn, k„ow„,g of ,t, went up to hi,,, one day on parade and bluutlv asked him why he had not ol^-yed the orders. He replied that he was waiting "until he saw hovy he hked the serv,ce. The major ix-joiiied that his liking of the service h-ul nothing to do w,tl, it. That was supposed to have been determined the day he .]o,ned the Hatte,-y. and he would give him just twenty-four hours to comply with lie order. \\ hen the next drill took place Owen did not turn up, but Major Coffin fouLd out that he had not ordered his uniform. He coii.sequctly asked Staff Sergeant Stevenson to go with a letter to Owen's office, which was ancois Xavier Street, about where Major Bond's office is now, and bring back an answer Owen, who was very much annoyed, showed the staff sergeant the letter h demanded a satisfactory explanation or Owen's resignation. Owen at once wn.te out his res,g„at,oii, and handed it to the sergeant, and he at once took it t<. the major s office. The niajor said that he then had the opportunity to show his appreciation of Sergeant Steye„soii'.s services for the Battery, and offered him the commission res,gned by Owen, which he accepted. . I" 1S56-57 the Battery had its target p,-actice on the river du,-ing the winter firing from the Island to the Longueuil Road. Six hundred vai'ds was coiiside,-ed a good range for these guns in those days. The battery had practice twice a week for some tune. At the first practice, out of twenty rounds of solid shot fired, fifteen went through the target, and six or seven through what was then the bulls-eye \\hen Lieut Stevenson presented the target report to the colonel comnianoing the Royal Artillery here he said it was ,-eii,arkably good practice and enquired if the officers had the usual range party. The lieutenant told him that they had, but the colonel sent his brigade major to inspect the target to verify the returns The result was to put up the stock of the Battery very much among the regulars" harly in 1.S5; Major Coffin was appointed to the position of Ordnance Land Commissioner, and transferred from the Battery to the civil service of the crovern nient. ^Lalor Hotran was appointed to conimand both corps, and Lieut. Stevenson ras appointed to be Captain Capt ain of the Foot Company. Major Coffin died in Ott of the Field Battery, Henry Buhner being mad awa, on January aStli, 1878. 31 It was early in i.S.s; tli:il tlic Hattcrv first tunic-d force had niaiKeiivres on tl out uitli til <-• rcj^iilars. Tl le ice, the I-ooi Company of the Artillery (lefeiKlini- tl le an.l the k.tle Lo.upanKs f..nnM.K' the altaekinK f"ree. (Jcneral Kvre was in eonnuand. and he expressed hin.self delighted with the Hatterv's work that ,lav calhnK '>.,t several tnnes " Well .lone, the iMeld Artillerv." the Hatterv had o the ua.N lie ^..nners had several tnnes to nnhiteh the horses fn.n, the .-nns and haul the latter over the n.nKli fields ,.f u-v l,y the dra^ topes. Ill 1N57 the Mattery went on an exenrsion to St. Albans, Vermont, accompanied hy part of \nnd)er One Troop of Cavalry. The Officers and men had a very ,i;-ood lime, and every- thing- ])assed ofT quietly, a hit of a dispute with the caterer, who failed to carry ont his contract, exce])ted. It was a .^reat event for St. Albans, peo- ple fiockin^ there from all parts of \*erniont ar.d Xorthern Xew York. While there the Hattcry did a little • Irill in the public s(iuare which Ki'eatly pleased the American spectators. This was the first ca.se of a Canadian military orji^anization cro.ssin^ the boundary Hue since the war of 1.S12. 1 he year iSsS was a notable one in the history of the Battery. The Rifles went to Portland tliat 3 ear, and the Battery decided to go to New York to assist ii'i the celebration of the completion of the fi''"" •'Atlantic cable, which was considered as a most nnportant step n, the direction of in, in.u the relati.u.s existing, between Gieat Bntan, and the I nited States. A committee of the Batter^■ went to x\ew York as soon as tins decision was arrived at. and made arrangements for the trip the famon.s Seventh Regnneut arranging to look after the visitors. The Battery went to .\ew Y'rk accnnpauied by a tremendous excursion of no less than ,000 people and all had a magu.hcent tune. The excursion was such a large one that the railways found u difficult to provide the necessary accommodation, and many of the excursion ists^had to ride on platfo.-m cars. The party left on a Mouday morning and crossed to St. Umbert by the " Iron Duke " and " Prince Albert ". foV there L uo bridge then. Prom St. Lambert they went by rail to Rouse's Point, thence taking the Mr;i T. sTi;\ i;nmi\ inh Dui- 32 r.akc Champlaui stoai.ier to Whitcliall. The steamer had such a tremendous crowd of people on hoard that she had to slop at Hur]i„Kn..n to i;et scantlitiK' to shore up the deek. She arrived at WhitelKill some h<.urs hile. and the Mattery and exc.r- smnists transferred to tlie train ajrain, hut instead of arriving at Troy" at seven as had been intenderl. it was nearly nndnisrht. The military, even at that late h.,ur were awaitniK tlu-,r arrival, and everybody in Tn.y appeared to he up, for the streets were jammed w.tli people. T' battery's military friends insisted that the Montreal corps .should have a parade through the streets, and of course Captain Stevenson cnsented. All the streets were lit up and the sidewalks crowded with cheering people. Mags were flying, guns firing, and altogether the Canadian artillerymen were received like conquerors. There was another magniticent demonstration at Saratoga s they passed, and in fact at every place the Battery stopped it received a nuKSt enthusiastic and kindly reception. The Mattery embarked on the Hud.scm River steamer '• !• rancis Skiddy" ai Troy, and when she left her wharf she had no less than 2,400 people on hoard. "So heavily laden was she that she stuck on a bar between Troy and .Albany, and instead df reaching New York at six o'clock next morning, she did not arrive until half past two in the afternoon. The vSeventh had detailed Numbers Two and Five Companies, Captains Shaler and Ribley, to meet the Mattery, and they had been ' '^^'-^^ ^o. very efficient state, "-F"'.-. "F us cinii, and was ni a Somewhere in the Fifties the P-.tt^.,-,. • 1 ^'-'1 '" ■- -^-^'-.-^ ""o?;t^:;tr^iZ;;:::.1.:.::;-;tir'"'^^;: ^r raised a large snm and Handed it over to the Citv o, L ^ , "^'^ that the corporation would add what w^ n^s • ^^^ ^l! T""':^ "•••nnment in good condition, as the following letter u-ili .^;!!w ! ''' ''" To m. U 'orslnp the Mayor^ Aldermen and ^^^<>^-'''<-:-^'-. Apr,,. ;th, 1S73. G,.:\T,.,:.Mi.:x : ^ 'itizens of Ihc City of Monhral. ..ono::,;::;i':i;;^^;:„^;;:r!,:;::?,'!:r'-\"^ ^"'i-r ••^■""-.v. - b-ve t„e n-t. eents., heing p_ds VT:^:::::^:^^:::^^::^^::^-^ 34 nnclei- tlie uuspices of that corps in 1858 and 1859, with the view of raising a fund to defray the expense of repairing Xelso lent in J; Cartier 1 s mom rtb uic eorporauon 01 .Montreal Have recently completed that work, the members of the Battery have authorized the transfer, to your honorable bod;-, of the amount at the credit of the Battery in the Savings Bank Department "of the Bank of Montreal, to be applied by the corporation towards the payment of the expenditure incurred in restoring the monument. I have therefore, in their name, the pleasure of enclosing the sum of S702.90, with bank book, showing original deposits, and accretions of interest, for which please grant city treasurer's receijjt in duplicate, and oblige Y,,ur obedient servant, A. A. STKVKXSdX, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding Montreal Field Battery. ■I'm-: .^Ki) J1()ntki:ai. I'iki.d Hatti-un oi- to-daw Akmamknt : Six I2-imhni)Kk R.Ii.I,. Cins. The City Council, at a special meeting held Monday, April 7th, 1873, tendered a vote of cordial thanks to Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson and the Montreal Field Battery for their handsome contribution. A fact of historical interest in connection with these concerts is that at one of them, Emma Lajeunesse, since famous throughout the world as the great Canadian cantatrice, Albani, made her public delml. Mr. Lajeunes.se, her father, was leader of a band here, and a musician of considerable reputation in those days. The Battery engaged him several times, and it was at his especial solicitation that his daughler was engaged. Lieutenant-Colonel Steven.son says he recollects that the old gentleman told him that his daughter had a "delicious voice," and that he felt 35 •t'Xm and .san,.; I,e,- si e ,,h« I ! ,■■"■); •:;«-^' ""'"'■ K"'"'" P'vcd tl,e piano attempts b> otLr « ^\-^ """'' •'""' ''^ ""J*^ '"= "'•-'» '"'•■"•'I nincl, better ---^ ^r ' "^ -:^"^^.:r:ttti!':, /ii-i;:-;^ — '-'^ His RafSJl ,:,::;:" ,r''''Mv^ fo.Ca„„da,a„despeoiany for the „,ilitia. \Kt„na' Bridie ,' """L " T'"' ^ '"'^ T'""^'' '" '"""'^"^'^ "'= order, o l ' o^ ' f ""' "fl '° "'" "'''■ ^"P'"'" «'"-^"™'" ■'^"i^ e'> "-e the asse„,blv i„ the , tee • d t. t ,1 ' f'' "" ""■"P'^'^'' '" ■''"""' Sberbrooke i,,- a s cia tni„ J u ' "'<=", "«"her all right and went to the_ an. ;r';i;t-^^^^^^^ -<^ pf .h::;i:-,nx- r rsT ::■;;;:■"■- ^'^ •-' ^° •■-" for C°rda'.:r;h'e jS, Bauerv ll ^^T" "■-■:;"'>■'■■■■«'"= year both affair, .vhen war between f he U ,ited S *■ ul'd C , 'T,'""^!'-""" <-■ 'h= Trent s;th;i;:!;r:etif''^^-"^^^^^^^^ troop, was ^.^ ."r?;:;;;;" K.lZd"" '"" '° "" °"-' -"' - '"■•^' '- °' -«-" a set^f't;:;::,;;;;';:";: :::^'z.xr ?;::'f ^ co„diti„,.eo,„ai„i„,a. fi„e plent„„l. It was very „rat,fy,„K to all r„„ks i„ ,l,e corps to know that the 36 reputation of the Battery had spread throughout the Imperial service, and many of the regular officers ^vho arrived this year went to Captain Stevenson and said that they had heard so much in England about his Ijatterv that they wanted to sec it on parade. Sergeant Major Bigwood of Penn's Battery of the Royal Artillery was the battery's instructor at tl s time. During the year the Battery gave a concert and exhibition of drill at the Crystal Palace, organized in honor of Lord Monck, the newly appointed Governor General, who said that officers of the army in England had spoken to him about the Battery. His Excellency was accompanied by General Doyle, commanding the forces in Nova Scotia; by General Sir Fenwick Williams, commanding the forces in Canada; by the Honorable Thomas D'Arcey McGee, and many other distinguished men. There were over two thousand people present. One of those who was present remarked that to see that corps marching battery front down that hall, stretching from one wall to the other, was a sight worth going a long way to see. The line was perfectly straight and not a button on a single man's coat was out of place. It was as near perfection as military work could possibly be. This gentlemen said that he never saw sncli a exhibition of drill himself, and the remark applies equally to both the gun and the foot drill. Lord Monck, in congratulating the Battery said it was not only his own opinion but also that of distinguish- ed officers who had seen many efficient corps (doubtless meaning the two generals who accom- panied him) that in all of his experience he had never seen any corps, regular or volunteer, march with such precision and perform its drill so accu- rately as the corps he had just had the pleasure of seeing cm parade. This, coming from the Governor General, was much appreciated. During the summer of 1862 the Battery organized an excursion to Niagara Falls. The previous winter it liad had an exciting march out to Chamblv and back. Colonel Thorndyke who commanded the artillery in the Province of Lower Canada was quartered at Chambly and he expressed himself as anxious that the Battery should go out to visit him. As it was impossible to make satisfactory rates with the ferries, it was decided to defer the trip until the winter, when the Battery could cross on the ice. One day the roads were reported in perfect condition, and Major Stevenson ordered the Battery to muster early the second morning after, and march to Chambly. During the previous night, a blizzard, accompanied by bitterly cold weather, set in, but no one suggested that the Battery had better not go, and it started. Horses and men had an awful time getting out to Chambly, the trip of 37 Mi:tT. ClIl.OMl. MII.I.IA.M \H IS55 ISS2. sixteen miles takiiitr from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. It was 25 degrees below zero, and the road was so blocked with drifts that the Battery had to pass throu}vli the fields. Then the Battery was handicapped by its eqnipment, the harness continnally breaking. The guns were marked 1S07, and the harness was a good deal older than that. The snow drifts were nnusnally high. One sub-division, having halted to repair a broken straj), was hurrying to overtake the rest of the Battery, and ran with such force into a drift that it was completely hidden from view. Major Stevenson, from his horse, could see neither horses, men nor gun. But the going out was nothing to the return. The Battery left Chamblv at five in the afternoon, and it was half past two the next morning when it passed Molson's Church on Notre Dame Street. To get their guns and waggons through bad places the drivers often had to hitch up seven horses tandem. This was aljoul the 9th of March. On the I 7th of the same month the Battery went to Lachine, and, as the thaw had come, had trouble again, but of a different kind. In the year 1S62 too, the Battery did some- thing which entitles the corps to the everlasting gratitude of all the citizens of Montreal. It proved that the ascent of Mount Royal was possil)le for vehicles, and thus brougiit within the range of practical municipal politics, the scheme for acquir- ing the Mountain Park. Hitherto the project had met with only ridicule, the general belief being that horses could never be got to the summit. Before the Prince of Wales came to Canada in i860, Colonel Ermatinger, then field officer for Lower Canada, and Captain Stevenson had several conversations about doing something out of the ordinary as a compliment to His Royal Highness. Among other things it was suggested that Captain Stevenson should take the Battery up to the summit of Mount Royal and fire a .salute as the Prince was returning from inaugurating the \'ictoria Bridge. Owing to the rain interfering, two days ceremonies had to be thrown into one, and the Battery had not time to try the ascent of the Mountain. In 1861 Captain Stevenson was elected an alderman of the city of Montreal, and the following year made a motion in the city council that the Mountain should be acquired as a public park. The Mountain was divided at that time among some eighteen proprietors, and the property was lying practically idle. Cattle were grazed on the lower slopes, and fire wood was cut oflf the higher plateaus. Nearly everybody laughed at Alderuiau Stevenson's suggestion, and tiiought it au Utopian idea. He was not to be laughed out of it, however, but thought it over 38 C.V<*TA1N Hi:.\k\ HI i.MKR, and decided that he would show the doubting public, bv his Battery that it was feasible to get up to the top. His original undertaking met with coniplete success Having obtained the permission of Colonel Erniatinger to turn out the Battery and also having got a permit from Mr. John Redpath to pass through his grounds the Major ordered the Battery out on Monday, November loth, for special service' No one, but the two gentlemen mentioned and the Major himself, knew what the special service was, for various reasons. He did not want to be hampered by a croud and he was not quite certain that the Battery could get up, and if it did not he thought it would be quite sufificient if they had the laugh over their failure among themselves without having the whole city joining iu at their expense. The Prince of Wales' birthday was to be celebrated that day as the actual anniversary had fallen on Sunday, and Major Stevenson's idea was to fire a royal salute from the top of the mountain. Sunday night a heavy snowstorm set in and when the Battery paraded on Monday, there was a foot of snow on the ground. So before starting they had to take the guns from the wheels and remount them on sleighs. The Battery went up by way of Mr. Redpath 's private avenue and grounds, and gradually zig-zagged its way to the plateau on the summit of the mountain behind Ravenscrag. All ranks bad hard work to get there. Often the sleighs would get stuck on the tops of stumps, and the men had to cut the stumps down to get them off. The snow lay so heavy in some of the ravines the Battery had' to cross "that the drivers had to take the horses out, and Major Stevenson sent the men ahead to tramp down a road. Then they often had to cut a road for the guns through the brush. The Battery got into position, and swung the guns into action for the roval salute exactly at uooik The bells in the city just started to ring twelve as ihe firs round was fired. The royal salute over, the Battery had lunch, and it was one of the best lunches ever eaten on the Royal Mount's summit. At one o'clock the Battery fired another salute of loo guns, winding up with three salvos It was ainusing to see the crowds running about the city to find out what had happened The gunners could see that the firing had caused the greatest commotion, and people crowded together to the spaces where a view of the mountain could be had A verv large crowd gathered on the then unoccupied portion of the lot of land on St Tames Street, where the Post Office now stands. The general opinion in the city was that the Fenians had made a lodgment on the mountain. There were many vague reports 39 From a Daguei-reotype Lii;rri.\A.\T uii.lia.m kohh in circulation about tlie Fenians at tliis time, and they were all the more alarniinjr that they were vague. The Fenians had already tried to get a footing on the New Brunswick coast near Canipobello, and there was much talk about their having designs on Montreal. The people were not altogether satisfied until the Battery returned to the city 111 the afternoon. The eflect on the Park scheme was satisfactory and immediate. Instead of laughing at Major Stevenson's proposal, peoi)le insisted on it being carried through, and eveiitually it was, though it took some time securing the necessary legislation, expropriating the property, etc. The following extract from an editorial in the "Montreal Transcript" of November nth, 1S62, refers to thi.s incident: _ " The twenty-first birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales falling this year on Sunday, the celebration of the day took place yesterday. The unfavorable weather prevented any other public celeI)ration by the Troops in Garrison than the firing of a royal salute from the Island of St. Helen's, which took place at noon. " The celebration of the day by the Montreal Field Battery, under Major Stevenson, however, was possessed of novel features, which are likely to make the day memorable, apart from the interest which every British subject attaches to it. The indefatigable major is sure to have some novelty in store, when he attempts anything with his efficient Battery. Yesterday the new feature was the firing of the salute m honor of the attainment of majority by our beloved Prince, froin\he summit of Mount Royal, eight hundred feet above the St. Lawrence. " The feat was accomplished not without difficulty. The Battery was ordered to muster for special duty at nine o'clock in the morning, and the men were promptly present at the Crystal Palace. The guns were dismounted from the carriages, and mounted again on sleic'-is, and, at eleven o'clock, they took up the line of march with four guns drawn by six horses each. Thev proceeded through Mr. Redpath's avenues, and thence by a winding path, extremely rugged, and much obstructed by trees and stumps, which were removed by the artillerymen, and after having several guns upset and righted again, to the plateau overlooking the city. " At twelve o'clock preci.sely a royal salute was fired, after which the men and officers partook of a lunch composed of cold roast beef, ham, etc., with bread and hot coffee. It is needless to say that justice was done to the viands, for the labor of the morning and the march were keen appetizers. At one o'clock a salute of one hundred guns was fired in from 15 to 20 minutes, when the men again rested a short time, concluding the business of the day with three salvos from the four guns. " The horses were then attached to the pieces, and the descent of the mountain made at the same point, after which they proceeded through St. Catherine Street and St. Denis Street to Notre Dame, and about three o'clock arrived at the Crystal Palace. -^ " The scene presented on the plateau of the mountain, as viewed from the city, 40 of in which was picturesque in the extreme. The dark uniform of the men, with the white background of snow, and the belching smoke from the guns, were too prominent not to attract hundreds to the street corners affording a view of the scene Tlie reports were borne towards the city by the wind witli deafening distinctness, and when the salvos were fired, the reverberation was repeated several times. " The Montreal Field Battery have linked their names to the future, if no opportunity is afforded them of proving their efficiency in the field, at least in having fired the first gun from the summit of the mountain." The next year there was a grand review on the tenth of March, in honour of the Prince of Wales' marriage, and in the sham fight which followed, the Battery and Foot Company of Artillery again went up to the summit of the mountain as the defending force, and all the other Montreal corps attacked. vSoiue of the infantry succeeded in getting up, but they had a very trying time of it. The first man to get to the top was Captain Whitehead, brother of the present Lieutenant-Colonel Whitehead, and he almost fainted as soon as he reached the top. In 1864 'Hid 1865 the Battery did nothing out of the ordinary, but of course kept up its drills. The corps always did that, as there were constant rumours about the Fenians in the air. In another chapter will be found some official reports of the efficiency of the Montreal Field Batter3- during the period treated of in this chapter, but a few words dropped the other day by a veteran militia officer who occupied a very prominent position m the old militia will give an idea of the esteem in which the Battery was held at the critical time of the Trent affair. Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Lyman the other dav was speaking of the appreciation of the Canadian militia shown by the Imperial officers in the good old Garrison days and remarked: "I recollect that when Colonel Shakespeare, one of the ablest officers of the Royal Artillery, came here at the time of the Trent affair to take command of the artillery in this country, he inspected Stevenson's Battery at the Crystal Palace in company with General Lindsay and General Sir Fenwick W illiams. I was with them, being at that time Assistant Adjutant General for the Montreal force. Colonel Shakespeare had just come from Shoeburyness, where he was m command of the great artillery camp. He said, after the inspection : I left at Shoeburyness eight of the best batteries of the Royal Artillery in fact I doubt whether there are any better in any service, and I come here to Montreal and I find a mihtia battery as efficient in every way as any of those I left behind I could not have expected it, though I had heard good reports on this battery from many officers." 41 ' Chapter IY, Ox Service di-rixc; the Fexiax Raids. |HPv yuiir iS66 will evt-r be- iiRMiiorahk' in the aiiiuils of IJic Caiiadiaii Militia. It was the- fir.st test of the militia as it practically exists to-day. Voy some years the I<\'nian F^rothcrliood, an organ'zatioii ostensibly established to wrest Ireland from the British Crown by force of arms, had been very active in .America, the immediate object of the movement in the States beinjr avowedly to capture Canada and make it the base of operations aj>fainst the mother country. Many poor peoi)le were led by patriotic devotion to contribute funds, but there is uot the slightest doubt whatever that numy of tho.se who joined the movement were actuated by more sordid motives. The peaceful homes' and prosperous business centres of the loyal Hrit'sh colony would, tlu'v f(mdly hoped, provide rich spoil for the invading armies of the " Iri.sh Republic". The termination of the American civil war gave a treni ddous impetus to the moven.ent, for it threw many men of vari(.us races, trained to the use of arms, on t]ie country, without any means of earning a livelihood. The movement against Canada appeared to be reaching a clima.K during the winter of 1866, and it was announced with much swaggering and bravado that the invasion of Canada would take place on St. Patrick's day. The Canadian volunteer militia corps quietly d/illed away to prepare for the threatened trouble, but nothing occurred until the :;ist of May when a force of about nine hundred men under "General" O'Neil crossed from Black Rock and landed a little below Fort Erie on the Niagara frontier. June 2nd this force was met at Ridgeway by a force of militia consisting of the' Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto and the i3tli of Hamilton, and an action took place which resulted in the killing of a number of the volunteers, and their retirement, the Fenians making no attempt, however, to follow. The same night O'Neil's force recrossed the river into American territory. It was ostentatiously given out that one of the first things the Fenians intended to do was to capture Montreal. Camps of Fenians were established in all the American cities near the frontier, and drilling went legularlv along, but the would-be invaders thought better of it, and contented themselves with demonstrating. 42 Canadian illy exists jan'zation Crown by niniediate caj)ture •y. Many t there is neiit were business 1 spoil for American y men of means of caching a daggering ; day. re for the I force of Rock and force was Rifles of suited in Fenians recrossed F'enians lied in all :, but the istratiug. Everybody, both in the United States and Canada, knew perfectly well, in 1865, that there was an organized uiovenient among the Fenians in the United .States to cai)ture Canada. The American papers openly published advertisements suuuuoning the " Camps " to drill, and the United States' government let them drill. If the United States had been so disposed they could have stoi)pcd the whole trouble in short order. Hut they were not so disposed, and the Militia prepared to do its duty. There was only a small force of regulars in the country at the time. As far as the Montreal Field Battery was concerned, officers and men kept up tjcir organization and drill to the highest possible notch, and were ready for a^iything that might turn -t) .so far as they had arrangements in their own hands. The field equipment ana ammunition were kept in the magazines on St. Helen's Island, but though Major Stevenson ccmld not get those things ready, he did the next best thing, and prepared his requisition so that he could hand it in the moment his Battery was ordered out. Xews of O'Neil's invasion and the Battle of Ridgeway created intense excitement in Montreal, and word came simultaneously that the Fenians were about to make their utteii.pt on Montreal. The Batter • was called out on June the first, and the same evening several i)attalions of the Montreal infantry militia corps left for the front. The Battery's first orders to turn out were received by Major Stevenson at eleven o'clock on the first. Lieutenant-Colonel Osborne Smith was then Deputy Adjutant General, commanding the district, and Major Stevenson at once went to the Brigade office to requi.sition the ammunit-on, camp equipage, etc. Everybody was very much excited, and it w?s hard to get business attended to. Major Stevenson's orders were to take half of the Batter3'. two guns, to Hemmingford, and to leave at four o'clock that afternoon. The other half of the Battery was to remain in the city. The Major detailed Capt. Wm. McGibbon to accompany him with the half battery to Hemmingford, placing Lieutenant Boyd in command of the other half battery ordered to remain in Montreal. Major Stevenson told Colonel Smith that It was very short notice, and he doubted it they could get the ammunition and equipage from the Island in time. The Deputy Adjutant General somewhat brusquely replied that he could get it, if the major could not, if the latter had the requisition. .Major Stevenson told him that he had the requisition all pre- pared and handed it to him. He handed it to Colonel Lyman, who was then on the staff, and that officer proceeded to get the necessary signatures to the document. This was no easy task, for people were occupied with personal affairs. 43 i.ikuti:nant t. u. iiovd St 11 Tf was six o'clock before the last signature was affixed, and tl len Major eveiisoii at once sent over to the Island. Hut the nia,t,»-a/,ine was closed for the ight, and the officers refused to o])en it for anyhody. The next day was vSunday, venson sent over to the Island a.v^ain le eveninjj^, or lat f. and Procession Sunday at that, hut Major vSte early in the niorninjj^, and they j^jot everythinj^ over to the city in tl rather thou.yht they did. But on openin,^- out the aniniunition thev found "tl there were many important deficiencies. There instance, for the shells, without which the shell was not a siui'le s would Ik- useless. primer, tor And other equally iiul.speiisil)le articles were missing, .so that thev had to send back igiun to the Island, and found that the nias^azine and stores were a^ain clo.sed. So th Battery had to stay in the Crystal Pal Island once more earl\- Monday luor ice a,t>aiii all ni.uht, and .send over to th< It should be stated that as f; niiij^. tht the Fiattery paraded, ready for service, witl order calliiis^' them out. :ir as the men, horses and ,mins were concerned. lin a couple of lioiirs of the receipt of the Pinally they sj^ot everythiujr all rit^lit, and started at el for Hemminjrford via Lachiue and Caughnawajra. ..\t Lacl even o'clock on Monday line considerable delay was caused, for the ferry boat could only carry half of the half batler\- at Then they were delayed for a loiisj time at Cauel once. ghnawaga waiting for the train to take them to I lemmingford, and it was half past ten at iiighi before the Batte got to Hemmiiigford. Cohniel Smith had established I; is headquarters at that place, and had his command Xumber One Troop ,,f Cavalry, Captain Smith ; the i.st I ry under 'riuce of ictoria Rifles, Lie u- Wales Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Devlin; and the ;rd \ tenant-Colonel Ileward. On arrival at the I lemmingford station, a messenger sto])ped uj) to Major vSteven.son and gave him an order to proceed to Colonel Smith's headquarters immediately, but not to disembark the horses and gnus. So the Major trudged along through the mud, stumbling over all sorts of things in the darkness, up to McPhee's Hotel, where the Brigadier and his staff were comfortably established. The transport facilities had been very bad and Mie commissariat arrangements were quite as defective. No provision had been made by the authorities for feeding the horses and men cu route, and when they arrived at Hennningford they found that nothing had been provided there. As is the case to-day, there was ab.solutely no provision for the mobili/.atiou of the militia, and no transport service or com- missariat to maintain a force in the field. Means were taken to extemporize transport and commissariat services, but the experience of armies everywhere, and in every age, has shown conclusively that such makeshift services, organized in the excitement and bustle of the initial stages of a campaign, are both wasteful and inefficient. In the case of the Montreal Field Battery, when it arrived at Hcmmingford, no forage ccnild be i)rocured for the horses, and no rations for the men from the 44 authorities, ^tlK.u^rh there was an ahundaiice of f,,,.,! aiul foraKo in tlu. iniincdialc vicinity. I his appears to have hc-eii annoyinK^ lo all concerned, no less to the othcer 111 coniinand at that point than to the officers an.l men of the Battery llicn- selves. Lienteuant-C.lonel Smith was aiixi..us that the liatlery should continue s.mie distance on the way to Huntingdon, hui it was decided that the corps wouhl have to be detrained to enable the horses and men to be fed. The detrainiuK was a very dithcult operation, as there was no plattorm for Kettiii^ the ^uns off the cars l)ut the men finally inanaKa'd it. The officers of the Battery then devoted tliei to K^et soniethiiiK^ for the horses and men to cat. 'ir whole attention to tryin^r " I.i\ini:i aiue to the Battery's assistance, and he told Major Stevenson that if the Ba:t-; v would go up to the" square he would see I that men and l^orses were ccn.fortably billeted for the night. Arriving at the •square, Mr. Boyd who now lives at New York, mounted one of the gnn carriages and made a speech to the people. He urged his fellow townsn.en to'do their duty by the Battery he artillerymen had eome to do their duty in protecting theni^ and they should do thcir part and see that the men and "their horses had the necessary accomodation. The speech had its effect, and Major Stevenson got billets for the horses and men, he Inmself that night going to the hotel. There were several other corps at Huntingdon and the accommodation was pretty well taken up. The Lat chftculty so far as the Battery was concerned, was that its horses were .scattered tluough the village aiid neighborhood, the two animals furthest away from one another being three miles apart. Major Stevenson wanted to encamp, and as he o, f u n '^'''^'TTr !" ?'^'' '''•' "^'"^' ^^'"'^^'-^Sc along, he could have done it com o, ably. But Colonel Smith would not hear of it. Finally a crisis was reaclied_ owing to the contractor for forage refusing to supply the horses owing to then- being so scattered, winch made the delivery of the rations a very difficult maUer. At the Presbyterian Church were long sheds to shelter the horses of those lt.t tb"BT'"''"n r '"V" ^'"-^" -'■--' --1 Maior Steven,soii arranged that he Battery could have these sheds for its horses. Then he obtained permis- sion to camp on the church grounds, and the Battery was made very comfodable." Mrs Watson, the good wife of the minister, allowed the Battery to use her kitchen for the cooking, and even spared her servant to help in the work The government rations were being brought from Montreal, and when they arrived were simply uiiht for liunian food. Somebody must have benefitted, bnt'it was snreh not the men who had to subsist on the stuff. All the provisions required could have been purchased better and cheaper in he country, and they were being brought from Montreal, not by train but by cams by far the most dangerous and expensive means of transport. Of course he whole arrangement was made to favour some city contractors. The idea of bringing provisions by team all the way from Montreal in such weather as Uia prevai iiig then was simply outrageous. The meat was often tainted w lei arrived at the front, and the bread reported to have been unfit for food the Fen^:R:!d! '""•^" ''''''' " ''"'' '^ '^-">- '^^"^ ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^'"-'^ Major Steven.son appears to have taken took good care that the stuff should not be foisted on Ins men He had been made to provide his own rations i ] e h St p ace and he deternnued to continue to do it, as he found that everything ueeded could be supplied cheaper, and in fir.st cla.ss condition, by the localbaker butcher and grocers. He was ordered to receive the govern leiit rations bu; dec ine , and was allowed to have his way. As a result Ins men an he we veil ted, and when the Battery returned to Montreal, there was not a nn or horse that was not considerably heavier than when the corps marched out: 4S Tlie corps on service were allowed, by the government, fifty cents per man a day for rations, and thongh the men of the Battery were so well fed, after paying for everything, and giving liberal allowances to all who assisted in any way, they received, after the service was over, twenty-five cents a day in cash, the savings from their ration money, in addition to their pay of fifty cents a day. The batterymen were the envy of the rest of the force at Hnntingdon on acconnt of their good food. The Battery had so few men that a small infantry gnard was told off each day to do the guard duties at the artillery camp, and Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson, the other day, recalled the fact that, on one o.-casion, the corporal of the guard | which was furnished by the Victoria Rifles, was Mr. Arthur Ross, now the well known stock broker. He had had such a sickening experience with the govern- " AdvANTINC, in liATTKRV Coi.rMN." ment rations, and found the Battery food so satisfactory that he requested that he be told off permanently with his squad to do the Battery guard duties, but in this he was disappointed. The Battery had more or less excitement during the time it was at Hunt- ingdon a.s a result of the circulation of startling rumours, but nothing really trans- pired. The men could not drill much on account of the weather. It poured in torrents most of the time, and, in the intervals, it was simply unbearably hot. The men's faces and necks were badly blistered. The Battery came back to Montreal on the r8th, and glad enough officers and men were. The Battery came back by steamboat from Port Louis on Lake St. Francis. To Port Louis there was a direct road from Huntingdon, some six or 49 eight miles in lontilli. It was a susceptible of heiui:^ mended. Major "Stev Port Louis with the H plank road, and in rather bad repair, but nson was ordered, lujwever, to proceed to attcrv by what was called the " New Found ( which would necessitate a detour of nearly double the distance. H march half an hour ahead of the infantry, but he knew tl )ut Road", e was ordered to lat, even with that start. vSo he determined, orders his Battery could not make the extra distance in time, or no orders, that he wemld go by the direct road. First he sent on some men with a load of scantling and plank.s to repair the worst breaks m the wooden roadway, and, sharp on time, the Battery started Before coming to the point where the " Xcw Found Out K-^kI" l)ranched off from' the direct road. Major Stevenson iiad tried to get the guide who had been told off U. show the Battery the way, to consent to the change in route he contemplated The guide refused, however, .saying that if anything happened he would get into troul)le. The Major, however, said that he would take the responsibility and when, on reaching the junction of the roads, the Battery kept right along, the guide urged no objection. The Battery arrived at the wharf without mishap. The mail steamer on which ,t was to embark, had just arrixed, and the Battery embarked at .mce 1 he men were enjoying an impromptu concert in the saloon when the staff and the \ ictoria Rifles arrived. The astonished looks on the faces of Cohmel Smith and Ins officers ulien they saw the Battery all comfortably establisiicd on the steamer, was a study in itself. The names on the pay-roll for the eighteen days that the Battery was in active service at this time are as follows : Major, A. A. Stevenson ; Captain, \Vm. McClibbon ; Second Lieutenant T W Boyd; Surgeon (ieo. F. Fenwick ; Sergeant-ALijor, C. White; guartenna.ster Sergeant, John Cooper; Sergeants, John Wilson, [olin T. Rickaby, Wm Baudeii • Parrier Sergeant, S. Culley ; Corporals, J. W. Wooding, Jas. K: Pollock, Htigh' Mcintosh, Thomas Lilley ; Bombardiers, J. H. McXider, W. H. Kerfnt, James Yuill u T;-Mr"-'^'' ".'•'^^"■' ^- ^I^-l""'-'-^; C''"n,ers, Robt. Nicholson, Angus Mitchell,' U. Wilkin.scm, I hoinas Robinson, Chas. McGuaran, Richard McKeown W Cun- uiugham, Jas. Griffin, Alex. Campbell, Richard Tearmouth, fohn Morrison, fames Smith, John Jackson. William Bennett, Robert Inglis, Henry Corrigan, Hugh Aackay, \\ m. (;rant. John Henders.m, K. Cunningham, Moses Kadon Walter McGrath, James Hender.son, Fd. Morgan, Ed. Thomp.son, JAu^ Minnish, lolin Marsh Jo in P. IWy, Ik.ij. Robinson, Wm. Hardy, P. B. Ferguson, William Burrell. \\ illiam W ilhs, Thos. Wilkin.son, Samuel Ru.s.sell, C. Nimms | H Hutchison, Wm. Nish. Wm. Ross; Drivers, L S Pierotx, T. P<,tter, John Outliet' S. Cunningham, C. Cunningham, I). Cunningham, George Bruce, p'red. Bennett' Jas. Cunningham, J. Wigmore, Jno. Clayton, P. MeKillop, Daniel Wilson, Richard Conway, Joseph Booth. Donald Munro, John Fraser, C. Fisher, James Saunders j. Matthews. ' 50 ^ During this service the Battery wore the ordinary artillery uniform, which it had adopted in 1862 or 1S63, and which, with few changes, it still wears. Between 1866 and 1870 nothing out of the ordinary occurred in the history of the Battery, apart from its participation in the celebration of the first Dominion Day, July ist, 1867. There was a big review on Logan's Park, in which the Battery participated, and it also fired three separate salutes that day at the readings of the Confederation Proclamation, by the Mayor, the Hon. Henry Starnes, at Logan's Farm, at Dalhousie vSquare and at \'ictoria Square. During all these vears the Battery was ordered out frequently to fire salutes, and also often turned out with the regulars for field days and reviews on Logan'.s Farm. The Battery was almost regarded by the regulars as one of their own corps, and the result was most beneficial to the Battery. At this time, and for " \Vm;i-:i.iN(', intd I.ini:." many years previously, the Battery had taken a leading part in almost every public movement in the city. The pay list on the preceding page is interesting in more respects than one. It is a significant fact that at this time there was a large proportion of the original menil)ers still in the Battery, as the following copy of the pay-list of the Battery signed April, 1856, will show: Major, W'm. F. Cofiin ; First Lieutenants, Henry Hogan, Henry Buhner ; vSecond Lieutenant, A. A. vSteven.son ; Staff vSergeant, Wm. Masterman ; Sergeants' Charles Garth, Alex. Ramsay ; Corporals, Joseph Bauden, Alex. Wand. Wm. Robb ; Bombardiers ; John Buchanan, Win. Alniuur, William xMcGibbon ; Gunners, R. W. Isaacson, W. H. Boyd, Wm. Hobbs, T. W. Boyd, Joseph Tees, David Brodie, Neil 51 n ri Douglas. Robt Hcndey, Kchvard Charters, Join. Wilson, John Mcintosh George Monaghan \\ ilha,„ Bauden, Alfred Davis, J. Bays, Kdward Btirke, Si,>clair Stnaft, .h.seph Baker, \V, ham Inglis, Patrick Hughes, J. Kiulevside, John Cooper. T Tucker John \,]kins-.u, W. Stevens, J. Sin.pson, Alex. Turbyne, James Mavor J A. Cockburn, George Morrison, J. Cockhurn, George Nightingale, Urn Nightingale Jan,es Pollock, C. James, G. Montgomerv, Wnt Rnther: MiM^I T ^^'1"^"^^\"^^"^>- Macfarlane, John Taylor, John-Bauden, Robert Mitchell John Scott, Robert Benn, John Anderson, Robert Nicholson. Wm H Kerfut, \\m. Awler James Dingwall, John McDougal, David Fender, Hugh" Mcintosh, A,^,us Mitchell, \\'m. Martin, Wm. Wilkinson, Matthew Creelm.^i Isaac Black ; Sergeant Logan, R. A., acting Sergeant Major. (Signed) Wm. p. Coffin, Major, Commanding Field Battery. During the winter oi 1S69-70 the rumours of intended Fenian invasion were revived and the Mihtia held itself in readiness. May 24th a review of the whole of the Montreal Brigade was ordered in honour of Her Majestv's Birthdav. But early that_ morning orders were received from headquarters' to put the force on active service and prepare to repel a Fenian invasion along the New York and \'ermont rrontiers. The Battery's orders were to hold itself in readiness to move at a moment's notice. It was ready at the time the order was received, but remained in Montreal under arms for a day or two, until ordered to the Huntingdon frontier The actual order calling out the Battery for active service upon this occasion IS preserved among the archives of the Battery. It was written upon a iialf sheet of plain foolscap and reads as follows : MlUTAKV Dl.STRICT No. 5 I O P M 1st Brigade I)ivi.;ion. Montrea^^sth May, 1870. Brigade Order. the M '7""f 'i".'^^ ";t'' '"'^^'l^ '•^'^^^v-^^ f'-'" the Lieutenant General Commanding, he Montreal He d Battery is hereby ordered on Actual Service without delay,!; . Battery to be held in readiness to proceed by Grand Trunk Railway to River Beaudette vStation for transport to Huntingdon. "By order" Thomas Baio.v, Lieutenant-Colonel. The 50th Huntingdon Borderers and the 51st Hemmingford Rangers had been ordered out the same day that the Battery was, and they were already o Hc^?'^^i^^''"f ;rp''-''"'''"''^' '''"^^''"•^"" ^'''^^"^"«- ^^■^'' ^^--^^^ ^^-^ ^-'^^-y- The B n -Vf. ? ^^'^7""^^' ""^^^^'- ^^''1"'-^1 B-.^-t, had also been ordered up. The Battery left Montreal at seven o'clock for Coteau, where it arrived late, having encountered a number of annoying delays. From Coteau it crossed Uike St Francis by steamer to Port Louis. Lieutenant FitxGeorge, now a general in the 52 army, accompanied the Battery from Montreal, and, on arriving at Port Lonis, rode on to inform Colonel Bagot that the Battery was on the way. It was just breaking day when the Battery landed, and it started over the same plank road over which it iuid returned from Huntingdon in 1866. When it arrived at Huntington it was found that the greater part of the force which had been stationed there had gone forward to the Trout River Lines, leaving two companies of the 69th and the 64th Beauharnois Battalion at Hun- tingdon. The Fenians had crossed the Lines at Trout River the afternoon of the previous day and were in camp near there. The Batter\- received orders to remain at Huntingdon, and Major Stevenson assumed com- mand of the force left there, being the senior officer. That same morning the skirmish at Trout River took place, the 50th Huntingdon Borderers, under Lieutenant- Colonel McEachran, being given the post of honor. The Fenians offered scarcely au}- resistance, and the affair was over in a few minutes, though there was ever}' probability that the Fenians would make another attempt in force about the same point. In the afternoon Major Stevenson received orders to ))roceed with the Battery to Trout River. The corps re- mained there several days. While at this place the Bat- tery received much attention from the farmers, one of them having quite won the hearts of officers and men by his kindness and courtesy. This was Mr. Arthur, and a few months after the return of the Battery from service, tlie Battery sent a deputation back to Trout River to present Mr. Arthur with a handsomely framed portrait of His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, as a token of the Battery's appreciation of the patriotic farmer's kindness. Prince Arthur kindly signed the portrait of himself at the request of the officers of the Battery, and it is still a valued heirloom in the Arthur family. 53 POKTRAn )|- PHINtK AFTHIK I'KhSKNTl-I) TO MR. WIM.IAM ARirUK, Or IlfNTINCDON. IIV rilK HArTKKV, IS70 > ti The follouiii^r cn-espoiKlencf or. tliis subject explains itself: 01 1 I'l , • ,, Montreal, 6th June, 187(1. Colonel hlphinstone, C.B., \'.C., . ,1 - / . Montreal. Dear Sir: Dnrin,!, the n.arch of the Montreal Field Battery of Artillery fron. Huntinj,- cbn to irendersonv.lle (Trout River, on Friday, the 27th ultinu>: we halted for'a duite 3 brought and sent fron, his house a most I.nintiful stipplv of ndlk, water bread, cakes, etc. After all had partaken of his good cheer he insisted upon filling every haversack at the same time declining to accept of any con.pensation what- txc, The members of the Battery feel that some slight acknowledgement <.f that gentlenuuj-s generos.ty should be n.ade, and the sin.ilaritv of nan.e has suggest ^riht' Win"""'"?, '"V^''"r" ^^''''"'' ^^■'^'' =^ P'-^"^-Pl- portrait of Royal Athu, Vdham. The value of the gift would be infinitely enhanced if he autograph .>f H,s Royal Highness could be appended thereto. I have therefor! ventured to enquire whether, under the circumstances, His Royal Highness would Such an act of condescension would be accepted by the Batterv as a Roval favor conferred upon the corps, whilst it would undoubtedlv awaken'livelier feelings of lio,,sehold It would be cherished with a sort of sacred veneration. I have the honour to remain Yours most faithfully, A. A. vStk\k.\S().\, Lt.-Col. Omi. M. I<. B. of A. Dear Sir: Montreal, 6lh June, 1S70. His Royal Highness says that he has very great pleasure indeed in acceding to the request of yourself and the officers of your Field Battery by signing the accompanying photograph. ^ ^ A man who behaved so loyally and I' dly deserves every possible recog- nition, and His Royal Highness desires t. a you will mention't! Mr. Will am Arthur that the Prince will not fail to mention his liberality when in Rnglaiid of H s'p" i'h''i '" ''"'^ ^'"""'^''' ^''' ^'""'" "^^-'^ ---Ptance, a photograph or His Royal Highness. ^ s f' Believe me, yours faithfully, Lt.-Col. A. A. STKVEN.SON, "• ^- EU'HINSTONE. Com. Montreal Field Battery, Montreal. 54 While the Battery was at Trout River Lieutenant-Colonel John P^letcher, being Deput\- Adjuta-i^ (General of the District, coninianded the militia force there assembled. On the last day the Battery was out there Ceneral Lindsay arrived, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, then an officer in the Battalion of the Rifle Brigade commanded by Lord Alexander Russell, and held a review of the whole force. The Battery returned to Montreal the next day via the same route as it had taken at the end of the Raid of iS66. The i)ay-list for this .service, May 25th to June ist 1H60, shows the following names : Lieutenant-Colonel, A. A. Stevenson ; Major, \V. McGibbon ; First Lieutenant, T. W. Boyd; Surgeon, G. K. Fenwick ; vSergeant-Major, E. Humni ; Acting Sergeant-Major to half Battery, James Suttie ; Quartermaster Sergeant, John Cooper; Hospital vScrgcant, J. H. Mathies-l -lu,a of Canada have been those perforn>ed vhen arun.s eorps have been called out on actnal service in aid o the c.vd anthonty. The Active Militia Force is at once a na Uond pohce force as well as a force for national defe.^ The nnlu,a has been frequently called npon to perform its In- "o n>ea„s p easant police duties, and npon no corps ha v t e pose tlie Montreal Division. The Montreal Field Battery wa. called out in aid of the civil power very soon after its or^^anization, election riots bein,. «n old fashioned ::!::u:;!.::^^^^^ 'rif r -'-r-' -' ^-^ and cracked skulls were cniite the f..l . ^\' ''^:^'^'^, ^^ere the common missiles, usually restored pe^e-C , "" 1 '"''T '"""^' '"^ '' '''''''^'y ^'^^P'^y frecpiently on sertS^L lite ^tree;: ' "^' '"'' "'^ ''''''''''' """^'^^ ^^'Ps were over l:v:rarivr xtie;-';:f ;;,r"r'^' ^^"""' ''- ^"^-^ ''-- --^^^-^ Battery early iii .. nu^i •^'uirp'lderiiir::^^ ^ ^^^"^ ^'"'^^^ .f ^^ the men respond that at that hour to the n.iiLe he B. erv ^'""f '' '^''^ guns horsed and ready for action Tl,/RTn ^ '^ '''' ''" P^"''''^^"'' ^^"'^'' this occasion, bein^ staU< ned o ' vl r T''' '''' T^^''' ''^''"'^ ^"'" f""'" ^^'^^-Vs on Square, and got throu' "" ,V f ^ ^"'" ""^ ''" ^'" P'"^^^"^ ^^'^>' "^^" Cavalr • were^nc ' t i re ; 1" 1^ "'-i f'"'"'' '"^ '"^^' ^^'^^^ '^^"^ ^^- pelted with snowballs bv the nid ""'' excitement, being vigorously had been refused bnrhl in en 1 1 ^"^/-ath, some eight years previously, because he belong^ to t InsZ C u 7'"' '"the Roman Catholic Cemetery under the ban becais s 1 "'!"'«;" ', "^'^ ""^^^"^^"" ''''^ '--^ P^^^^d R.nnan Catholic Church ' ""'^ '""^^ '^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^-^^^-^ ^y the 56 Unb„nl uas Inmself a devout nK-n.I..,- of Hk- ko.nan Catl.olic CI.u.vI, and a roKular attcMu ant at ,ts services. His wife, uho l.ad predeceased hin. had l.een buned „. ns fanu y ot ,„ the Xotre Dan.e des Xei,es Ce.neterv. and. before his deatli. he had asked that his body be hiid beside that of liis wife ' The Cemetery then, as now. was nnder the control of the ]-abric,ne of Notre- Dan.e. and the hitter body. thron^H. its representative, the Reverend Cnre Rons- seh.t. relnsed penmssmn for the interment to take phice. The power of the law was n.voked by the officers of the Institut Canadien to con.pel the ecclesiastical ant onues to pernut o the intern.ent as desired, and in the meantime, the caske Rovar'p'^t : 7f' "'-' "'" '^"^"'-^'^"^ '" '''' '■^■^•^'^■'"•^- -"'^ of tlK. Mount Koyal rrotestant Cemetery. A series of lonjr a„d complicated lawsuits followed, the Church authorities basing. tlK.r rj^ht to refuse intern.ent in consecrated Kn-ound on the terms of the Capitulation ot Canada, which guaranteed to the Roman Catholic Church tlie full Z'i"' n t''\"""''"""l "''""" '^'" ^""'""^ ^■"""•'^^' f"'- ^'-- I'-'^t'^^'t pleaded that, m spite of any special arrangement with the Roman Catholic Church that the ecc esiastical authorities could not interfere with the proprietar^. or aiiv other vested rights of a British subject, and this argnment carried the da^ After Mr Joseph Doutre. g.C. the leading counsel for the Insiitut. had fouuht "-'"">ity, while the great bulk of the tlrer-n '''"''""' ^'"'^' "^'"""^■' '^^--pathi.sed with the st.nd taken by the cleigy. The case was much discussed in the public press, in the pulpit and on he streets, and by the time the final Judgment of the highest tribunaM n lealiu was obtained, the situation wore an ugly look When the judgment was given, .some of ihe more violent of the chnrcli party public ly advised the ecclesiastical authorities to refn.se to obey the order o thi c.urt.bu when the order arrived in the country and a date" was fixed for Iri", n / r ""'"""' '' '''' '''''' '' ''""■• ^"''^"-^' ^l-- -'thorities of the iMbuque allowed the grave to be opened in the (hiibord lot On the afternoon fixed for the interment, Mr. Doutre and a few of tlie officers the nstitut Canadien proceeded to Mount Royal Cemetery, and the casket w ^^iz.Zrr ^^""' ''"'' ^^"' ''''"' ^" ' '""'-' ''' ^^""'^■^' '^ ^"^^ '- All went well until the little cortege approached the gates of the Roman Catholic Cemetery on the Cote des Xeiges Road, when the modest processio^, a greeted wit.i hooting from a cn>wd of disorderly persons who had as.sembled on he road. On arriving at the Cemetery entrance it was found that a mob of cons der^ II a1)k' (liim-nsiotis liad closi-tl the grates, and was pivpaivd to ivsisl any atti-mpl to open llifui. Tlif luarsf was l)ron,i;lit to a stop ontsidi-, stonrs hej^an to lly, tin- driver v;is struck, the i>lass sides of the vehiele were broken, and, Tor some linie, it looktnl as tlioiii^h tlie nioh was dete'ruiined to ol)tain possession of the easket. The ect upon the Miluia corps, and all of the citv "uhtary .)rKan,.at,o„s were kept up in a high state of elHciencv In .S" a vonng Orangemau iuuned Hackett was attacked on X'ictoria Square ^ .1 gang ol roughs, wlnlc returning froni the Twelfth of julv reli^.nts se vice' :ain called out. The Field Hattcrv had considerable movinj,^ about to do, und took up various commanding positions as the funeral passed through the streets. Thanks, doubtless to the complete military arrangements, there was no overt act, and Hackett's body was (piietly laid to rest in Mount Royal Cemetery. The following Twelfth of July the local Orangemen announced their determi- naticm to celebrate the anniversary by a grand Orange |)n)cession, and again the city became excited. Some people left the city, and the Banks barricaded their places of bnsi ess. The whole of ili..> City Militia force was placed on service, and in addition A ;.nd B Batteries, R. C. A., and the nth, 50th, 51st, 53rd, 54tli and 64tli Battalions were sent here. The Mayor, the late jean Louis Beaudry, had the Orange leaders arrested at their Hall as disturbers of the peace, no procession look })lace, and the much dreaded day passed ofl' quietly. The Battery's orders for this day were to hold themselves in readiness to proceed rapidly to any point where its services might be required. When ordered out on this occasion, the Batter\ , as stated elsewhere, was under-going its annual training in camp. On July nth the f(^'.)wing Battery order was issued : — "Orders having been this afternoon issued by Lient.-General vSmythe, ;ind comuiunicated verbally by Lieut. -Cokmel Fletcher, that the Mimtreal Fiefd Battery should immediately leave the location where they are now enrimped and remove to the Lacro.s.se Grounds beside the A and B Batteries, tents will be struck at once, and the Battery will remove to the above place without delay." As soon as the Battery was .settled down in its new lines the following business-like orders were issued : — " The Battery will jjarade at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning in marching order, horses hooked in, and all ready to move at a moments notice, if required. " A camp guard consisting of two non-c„uua,uli„K^ c-xpressin^ his satisf.-uti,.,. m the following K'cneral order: " I.ieuten..M,t-(;e„eral Sir Kdward Selby Sniythe has th. pleasure to express his thanks t„ the three fliousand (.ffieers, non-conin,issiot.ed officers and men e..nipos,n« the for - ui Montreal assen.)..,! under his command on the nth ..d 1 2th instants tor their ren.arkahlc discipline and good conduct, as well as for their singularly soldierlike patience and forbearance under trying circumstances " lie last time the liattery was called out iu aid of the Civil power was at the time of the small-pox Hots in the latter pari of the summer of 18.S5. The disease a the time was epidemic in the city, and the municipal authorities adopted stringent measures to suppress it, enforcing compulsory vaccination, isc. aion, etc. 1 his was resented l,y a certain section of the population, and a mob attacked and uiecked an Ivast end vaccinatum depot, and marching to the City Hall, proceeded to break the windows. ^ r Threats were made to destroy the small-pox hospitals, and to attack the n.nnicipal authorities, and, to assist the City Police Force, the whole of the local ii.ilitia corps were called out. The late Lientenant-Colonel Stranben/.ie, then eputy Adjutant (general, was ab.sent from the city, and the ccmiu.and of the nivision devolved upon Lieuten.mt-Colonel Stevenson, commaiidir- .;,. Field I attery, who inade such :, g„ocl disposition of the force under his command that there were no t.rthr.r .Km, ..strations. The ne.xt day Major (ieueial Middleton. commanding the .-uht.a, cm. down fnmi Ottawa and approved of Colonel Stcven.son's arrange nu' its. During this excu^v..; ti-ne the non-commissioned officers of the Field Batt-ry rendered useful service as mounted ..rderlies and patrols, the cavalry force being altogether numerically inadequate to perform the mounted duties required he force wa.s necessarily much divided, some companies being detailed for guards at the small-pox hospitals, at the City Hall, and the Armouries, one also being stationed at the residence of the then Mayor, Mr. Honore Beaugrand, who had earned the enm,t3- of the disturbers of the peace by his energetic support of the health measures adopted. Some regiments were sent through the streets as patrols, and the Brigadier would have found it impossible to keep up com- munication between the parts of his scattered force without the assistance of the mounted batterynien. ■'•^^;^^ i|ig^ijr<3^:^i-€ife^^-v-. - 61 Chapter VL The Work axd Chances of Rkckxt Years. iXCE tlK- I'Vni.'in Raid of 1S70. the Battery has not been called upon to perform any actual service in defense of the country, hut it has held itself always ready to do so if required. Its efficiency has never heen allowed to fall ofl", thouj^h there have been the usual number of chani^es. Through the vSeventies the drills of the old days were kept lip and numerous salutes were fired. In 1S72. the Battery fired the salute in li.mour of the unveiling of the Queen's statue on Victoria vScjuare. The Batterv assisted in the organization of the Dominion Artillery As.sociation, being one of the first corps to affiliate. It has always stood high in the comiietitions of that useful organization, and Colonel v'^t'-'vt-'ii.son has in his possession, and prizes verv highly, a fine pair of held-glasses bearing the following inscription :— " Dominion Artillery As.sociation Presented to Lieut.-Col. A. A. Steven.son, Commanding the Mcmtreal Field Battery that Battery having the highest total number of '-oluntary drills during nS;;." " ' Later similar glasses given as prizes in these competitions were given to the batteries instead of to the amunanding officers, and when Lieut.-Colonel Stevenson relinquished the command, he had the lumour of handing over to his successor two puirs of glasses similar to the ones in his possession, as well as two silver cups awarded as prizes for general efificiency. ' The six-p(mnder guns and the twelve-pounder howitzer originally served out to the Battery, were called in in 1X67 or 1.S6S, and to replace them tliere were issued to the Battery three smooth bore nine-pounders and one twenty-four-pounder howitzer. This armament was in time replaced by four nine-pounder muzzle Oading, rifled guns, and they in turn have just been replaced by six twelve-pounder breech-loading, rifled guns. The Battery has fired .salutes upon the occasions of the arrival in Montreal of all ol the (io\ernors-General. While Colonel Cur.sol was Mayor of Montreal., the citv was visited by the Russian Cn.wn Prince Alexander, afterwards Czar. The mayor tried to arrange a 62 tuni-oui „f ull tlie Montreal corps in liononr of llie distingnished visitor, but it conld not he arranged. At tlic request of Colonel Coursol, Colonel Stevenson turned out the Battery, and the cor])s went through a nnniber of nianreuvres on the Champ de Mars hefore the Crown Prince. This was in winter, and the fact that the Battery had no sleigiis for the guns attracted the attention of the Prince. He told the Mayor that he was surprised and delighted at the drill of the Battery, hut thought it strange that in a country where there was so much snow during the waiter months, that the Battery was not provided with sleighs. Later on the Battery was equipped with sleighs. On August 30th, iSSo. the Field Battery lost by the death of guartermaster wSergeant John Cooper, a non-commissioned officer who had rcndeTed the corps loyal and noteworthy service ever since 1S55. His death was the occasion of the issuance of a Battery order in which the Commanding Officer declared : " The long connection of the deceased with the Corps 125 years), the interest he manifested in all its affairs, and his zeal and usefulness in the position he held, furnish strong claims to the gratitude of the niem])ers of the Battery." The remains were accorded a milita'y funeral I)y the comrades of the deceased. The Field Battery has always maintained an envi- able reputation for good target practice. lu 1 86 1 the officers of the Ba'ery donated a handsome gold medal for competition among the men of the Battery, the winners being as follows: 1S61, Gunner Wm. Bauden ; 1S62, Gunner Charles Breadon ; 1S63, Driver John Outhed ; 1864, .Sergeant John Wilson; 1865, Gunner Hugh McKay; Final Winner, 1866, Sergeant John Wilson. The conditions governing the competition for the medal were as follows : "The Officers of the Montreal Field Battery of Artillery, having presented a Gold Medal, to be competed for anu)ng the non- commissioned officers and men of the Battery, it is hereby ordered that tlie following conditions be observed in reference thereto: " ist.— The Medal to be the property of the Companv. and is to be fired for annually for five years. The person who makes the best firing, will wear the Medal for one year, or until it is next competed for. The name of the winner will be engraved on the back of the Medal, every year, and any person who should be successful m winning it twice within the period ..f live years before alluded to will be entitled to claim the Medal as his own property. Unless some one shall have 63 MliliM. I .IR TAKl.KT PRACTKI i IN \l. WrXNKK SI.T. |l>il.\ VVII.SDN". IS(>I If won it iwk-v within the period referred to, tlie Medal will then i)e competed for by the five inemhers who shall have l)een successful in winninjr it in former years. " 2nd,— Every conii)etit()r will point and lay his own ,i,nin, and the result will he declared according to the avcrativ distance from the centre of the tarj^et, of the whole number of rounds fired by eacli, and not on what may ])erhaps be the best sinj^le shot. " 3rd.— The ( )fficers will each year determine what number of rounds shall be allowed to each competitor for that year, and also the ran.ue to be adopted." The men ol the Battery have always niven a creditable acccmnt of them.selves at the annual competitions held under the auspices of the Dominion .Artillery A.ss()ciati(m. In i.S;^, the target practice took jdace on the Island of Orleans, and the protrramme provided that each nuin of the whole delatchment of si.xteen was to lire three rounds of common and three of shrapnel shell. Corporal Alexander < )!^dvie Hastin.s^s had the .satisfaction, on this occasion, of making- the hit^diest .score ever made u]) to that time in these competitions, 4.S out of a possible 52. Corporal Kendall was secoiul with 40 ])oiuts, and C.unner McKinnon third with ;,;. In addition to the medal and badge presented by the Dominion Arlil]er\- Association, Corporal Hastings \w.s i)re,sented with a gold medal by Mr. W. T. Walker, of vSt. Louis, Missouri, a former meud)er of the Battery. The following year Hastings, by that time promoted to be a .sergreant, again headed the list with the score of 4b, Sergeant John Marsh being .second with 42 and C.unner J. McC,. Mowat third with 41. The team score was 55.S, the highest on record uj) to that time. The then Minister of Militia, the Hon. A. P. Caron, •specially came to Montreal that year to i)re,sent the Batterymen with their prizes! Sergeant Hastings represented the Battery on the first Canadian Artillery team to visit Shoeburyness, in iSSi. June 7ih, iSSi. two guns of the Battery participated in the inauguration of the monument erected at Chanibly, in honor of De Salaberry, the Canadian Leimidas, tlie heroic officer who, at the head of some 400 militiamen, in the war of 1S12, niflicted a disastrous defeat upon an invading army of 7,000 men, in the valley of the Chateaugua\-. vSeptend)er 26th, iSSi, the Montreal I'ield Battery performed another of tho.se noteworthy acts of internatitmal courtesy which have characterized its career. The great neighbouring Republic had been bereft of its President, the brave and good General Garfield, by the hand of a cowardly assassin. The whole world, shocked at the unreasoning brutality of the devili.sh deed, watched .sympathetically at the bedside of the sufTering President and .sympathised with "the American people when his gallant fight against the inevitable came to an end. It was one of tho.se oecasi(ms when the mitural unity of the Anglo-Saxon race was manifested to a sceptical world, and, from the Oueen-Kmpress to the lowliest of her subject:, in the world-wide Kinpire, went out a feeling of sincere fraternal sympathy to the kindred people of the United States. 64 Nowhere was tins feeling- more sincere than in Canada. At tlie time of the I resident s death a United States military organixation, the Tro^■ Citizens' Corps was in Montreal on an excursion, and the Field Battery was associated with the other local corps in entertaining them. After the sad news was received the visiting corps cancelled its engagements, and marching to the station with mnlfled drums and drai)ed cw:')urs, took the train hack to Troy. N V The funeral took place on the 26th and while it was in progress a memorial .serxice M-as held ,n the American Presbyterian Church .)„ Dorchester Street ^t the same time the iMeld Battery fired minute guns from nominion Square " The order calling out the Battery on this occasion read as follows : _ "As a mark of respect for the memory of a gallant .soldier, and to manifest their .sympathy with a neighbouring nation ii„w i„ mourning, the Montreal Field Battery will muster at the Drill Shed. Craig Street, this afternoon at one o'clock precise^-, and will proceed to Dominiou Square for the purpose (,f firing minute guns during the luneral obsequies of the late President Garfield at Cleveland Ohio. The hring will continue during the whole time the funeral procession is in' progress, probably occupying two hours." March rot!,, ,888, the Battery participated in the Montreal celebration of the luenty-hfth aniuver.sary of the nutrriage of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and and rnncess of Wales, marching with a detachment of the Prince of Wales Resji- ment to Mount Royal, where a Royal salute was fired in honour of the occasion Dunng March, 1889, Mr. Frederic Villiers, the celebrated war correspondent and artist, lectured in Montreal, under the auspices of the Field Batterv the lectures proving a rare treat for the citizens. The aiimuil camp in ,882, on the exhibition grounds, was under the commami of Lieutenant Green, Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson being on leave. Lieutenant- Colonel Irw.n was the inspecting ofificer at the annual inspection at the conclusion ol the camp, and said, 111 addressing the men, that the Batterv could not be surpassed l)y any corps he had ever inspected. This year the Batlery participated in the grand military review held on Fletcher's Field, the ninth of September, in eoiinec- l.on with the big exhibition of that year. Special interest attached to this event owing to the presence of two Ameriean corps, the Trox- Citizens' Corps, and the Barlow Grays, of St. Albans. Vt. The evening after the review the Battery gave a grand military entertainment in the Queen's Hall, under the auspices of His Honor Lieutenant-Governor Robitaille. In 1885 the men of the Battery fondly cherished the hope that they woulu be called upon to a.ssist in the suppression of the North W^est Rebellion, and officers and ...en worked with redoubled efforts to keep the corps up to the verv highest point of efficiency. The Battery was complete in every respect and read^•■to take the field and give a good account of itself at any moment, but the uprisine\vas put down in short order 1,3- Major-Ckneral Middleton, without requiring the assistance of any of the volunteer batteries from the Eastern provinces. 65 nil Ill iSSb llic Moiitrciil ImcIcI liultery perfonncd one of tliost- little aets of inter- national courtesy wliieli have had so niueli to do towards drawiiij.- closer toj^ctlier the two ^real hranclus of the An.ulo-Saxon family, which are workinjr o,u in their own way tl:e problem of developing tlu' resources of the North American Con- tinent. Mr. (".rover Cleveland, then President of the I'nited States, was married in June, and Lient.-Col. Steven.son conceived the idea that it would be a courteous thing to tire a salute in honour of the occasion. So he communicated with Head- quarters anht hv tl ration the year after the Hrst Fenian Raid, when the value of the Militia I as ai)])reciateut after the collapse of the roof the payuients stopped. This was ihe position when Colonel Stevv.n- si n got the other commanding oiificers t-'^ make a strong united demand for a Drill Hall. Clearly the first thing to be done was to induce the City Council to adopt some plan lor tiic rebuilding of the collapsed structure on an improved plan. .\ gene ral municipal election was approaching and ail of the candi- dates were canvas.sed to sa3- v hether they would support the demand of thr Militia or not. One prominent alderman flatly refused to pledge him.self to the .scheme as submitted, , . ''"d <'it the very last numieut it was decided to Dnng out C..lo„el Steven.son against liim. .\11 the volunteers in the City turned cut and xyorked for the Colonel and elected him. He has been a member of the City Council ever since. In the City Ccmncil he would not allow the Drill Hall project to drop out of notice, and, pnncipally owing to his efforts, in 1.SS2 arrangements were completed for constructing the present commodious, if not exactly hand.some, structure on Craig Street. The building was completed in iSSS, the Battery taking possession ol Its (juarters 111 May of that year. In 1S91 Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson, beloved by his men, and admired and 68 M VldK <;i'l>KI.I H )P| u respected by all having the best interests of the Militia of Canada at heart, retired from the Battery, after thirty-six years service in that corps, and having had the connnand with conspicnon.i credit to himself for no less than thirtv-fcmr years. When he handed the corps over to his successor. Major Hall, he tnrned it over with all the stores and eqnipnient complete, an achievement on which the veteran officer justly prides himself. Lient.-Colonel Stevenson formally relinqnished the command of the Batterv and read his farewell order at a drill parade held on the evening of April 24th. ' After the reading of this order, which was very affecting, bv Lieiit.-Colonel Stevenson, a short speeci. was made to the Batterv bv Major J. S. Hall, to wlunn the command was turned over. In the course of his remarks Major Hall said : "I wish to say a few words with regard to the stores. Colonel Stevenson has luri.ed them over with.mt one single piece, even to the smallest iota, being missing. Von who know what a vast amount of stores there is to look after can well understand that this is something to be more than proud of." Lieut.-Colonel (5. Mattice, the Brigade Major of the iMontreal Di.strict, also delivered a few remarks, saying:— "I can only endor.se what Major Hall ha.s said in regard to the Battery stores. To me it is something marvellous to know that nothing was missing. In the short space of one lumr and a half the whole stores were turned over in j^erfect order, and I may .say that I do not think there is aiiother corps in Canada that could show their stores in such a condition." Major J. S. Hall held the command until Feb- ruary, 1895, when he was succeeded bv Major (k-orge R. Hooper. During Major Hall's teinire of the coi'ii- mand there was not much out of the ordinary in the Battery's work. It had its annual encampment on either the Kxhibition grounds or St. Helen's Island, and the usual detachments were sent every year to the Island of Orleans for the held firing practice hoot drills were kept up as usual in the armoury- during the winter Major George R. Hooper, who succeeded Major Hall, was an accomplished officer, and during the last few years he had had considerable experience in the work of the Battery. f(,r Major Hall, being Provincial Treasurer, was often com- pletely engrossed with his civil duties. Major Hooper was a graduate of that excellent institution, and the Alma Mater of so maiiv good officers, the Roval Military College, Kingston. Major I looper graduated in 1882 in a class which included a number of Cadets who have since distinguished them.selves, notably Lieutenant Stairs, who so dis- 69 M. SKki.l.wr |. MCI ;'i J tinj^niislied liimself iti connection witli vStanlcy's last ^n-eat expedition across the Continent of Africa. He joined the Field Mattery as 2nd Lieutenant nndcr Lieuten- ant-Colonel .Stevenson in 1SS5, the year of the North West Rebellion, when the Battery was very anxious to be sent to the front, and, as a matter of fact, expected to l)e (u-dered out any day. The officers of the Battery at that time were Lieuten- ant-Colonel Stevenson, Captain (h-ee-i. Lieutenant j. S. Hall, vSnrjreon C. H. I'enwick, and X'eterinary Suri,a>on I). MclCachrau. Major Hooper obtained his eai)laincy Ajiril _>4tli, 1S91, and his majority Feb. c), 1895. It was largely throutrh Major Hooper's personal friendship that Lieutenant Percy (lironard, at i)re,sent of the Royal F:n^nneers, became attached to the Battery • '.Kori' 111- Oll'KlCKS IN Cami' in iSgo SrR..i;iPN-MA.|oi< r.. i-;. i'ivuick I.tCul. A. A Si j aknson i.r. Pikln (.ik.irxKi. l.r.CnI., Mum c/AM|;i K 1 Ma.IUU I. S. Ilvr.l. CAI'HIN (,F-;n, U lliKII'l.K Vl T CM' l.M\s. MclvM.III(AN in 1890, and that fine young officer's picture fioures in the photograph of liie group of the officers of the Battery taken in 1890. Lieutenant Girouard was, like .Major Hooper, a graduate of the Royal Military College, but before many months service in the Montreal Battery, he accepted a commi.ssion in the Royal Engineers. His work in connection with the construction of the railway built in FIgypt, to keep up the communication between the base and the force operating for the re-cuuquest of the vSoudan, is a matter of military history. He has had charge of the work, and 70 •1 With siK'li siKxvss that the whole inilitary world united in |)raisin,i; the aehievenieiit as one of the most successful and reniarkahle niilitarv works on' record. Some of the hiKhest authorities declare that, next to Lord Kitchener himself, the credit for the success of the present canii)aiKn in the Soudan belongs to Lieutenant (iirouard. Lieutenant Cirouard has lately been appointed to the supreme control of all the railways in Iv^^vpt. After Kfaduatinj^ at Kingston, this officer was for some time engaged in engineering work c(mnected with railway construction, and the experi- ence then obtained, combined with natural talent and the thorough education received at the Royal Military College, has stood him in a good stead in his import- ant work in the Soudan. Me now has the rank of Major in the Ivgyptian Army. In 1S77 the camp was held on St. Catherine Street West near "the City limits and the year following the Battery went into camp on julv Sth on a vacant lot on' the South side of Dorchester Street West, just beyond Atwater Avenue. On the orders of Lieuteiiant-Oeneral Sir Selby Sinythe, tents were struck on the afternoon of Jnly iith and the Battery camp removed to the old Montreal Lacrosse (irounds on St. Catherine Street, between Mackay and Mountain Streets, where A and B Batteries of the Regiment of Canadian Artillery were encamped in anticipation of noting on the latli of July. The annual training was completed there, the Battery marching out on the 17th of the month. In 1S79 the tirst of the Battery's camps in the exhil)ition grounds at Mile ICnd was held. The camp at night was lighted with the electric light, then considered a great novelty. The annual camps for the six succeeding years were held on the .same ground, the military enclosure on St. Helen's Island being then adopted as the camping gnmnd. During Major Hooper's tenure of the command. Lieutenant Benyon was transferred from the Battery to the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. A noticeable change was made in the uniform in 1.S94, the old blue" .shoulder strap on the serges and tunics being replaced by one of scarlet. This change was general throughout the service, the object being to create a distinction between the iNhhtui Artillery and the Royal Artillery, the shoulder strap being the only distinguishing feature there is. In 1894, General Herbert, then in command of the Militia, expres.sed a wish that the Battery should put in its annual training in the District camp. Consequently that year the corps encamped at Laprairie, and was brigaded with the Shefford Field Battery. Up to 1895 the Battery had sent detachments to the Island of Orleans each year for the annual target practice, but that year a new departure was made. A camp of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery was established at Laprairie, and every battery in Canada had to send detachments there to take part in field firing exercises under service conditions. The introduction of this idea was largely due to Lieut.-Col. Drury, R.C.A.. who had recently returned from Okehampton 71 Chaptkr \1L Tnr: Fikld Hatthrv as it is To-day. one has to iiuag',. i.. ..u,. l" the .smartest of the field batteries of lie Royal .V'-tMI'-rv ?.a I, ■ .seen at Aidershot, replace the blue houlder stnip.s on ihe tunics by red ones, and instead of the nj^ly lehnets pla.f smart busbies, very mncli resembling; tlio.se of the Royal Hor.se t)r "Oallopinn " Artillery, on the heads of officers and niceoiiu j^ieuteiiant in iNyo, was promoted to be Lieutenant April 24th, 1S91, Captain, February 9th, 1895, and succeeded Major Hooper lu the c(.iniiinul, with the rank of Major, on February 27th, i,S97. Hefore joining the U.v v, Major Costijran had the advantage of a h>u^ and varied military IrainiiiK. inst soldiering was in that fine old nursery of the Mihtia, a corps that has sui^plied more good officers to the Militia of this district than all the other corps put toK^-ther, the High Scliool Cadet Rifles. The present major wis then but a boy, but the drill and the soldier! v instincts he then learned from the old instructor, Major Banijiim, he has not forgotten. .Mier leaving the High School in 1S77, he enlisted in the Victoria Rifles, and served in that corps up to 1.SS9, when he joined the Montreal Garrison Artillery a.s Second Lieutenant, and qualihed for his commission at the School of Gunnery at Q ebec. Within a year of taking his commi.ssion Lieutenant Costigaii was put in commanc of Numi.er Five Battery of the Garri.son, and a little while later was appointed adjutant. The following year he resigned from the Ganison Artillery and took a commission in the Field Battery, being one of the hardest working officers of the Battery ever since, giving much time and attention to the interests of his corps, th.mgh much of his time has been occupied wi'.h his private and municipal business. For three terms he represented St. Antoine Ward in the City Council. When Major Costigan took the command of the Battery, Captain A. T Ogilvie transferred from the .toria Rifles to the Battery. A short time ago he was transferred to the Royal Canadian Artillery. Mr. Donald A. Smith, a grand.son of Lord Strathc.ma and Mount Royal, joined the Battery in 1S96, and s promoted to be Captain last spring. Perhaps the most important event in the history of the Battery since its organ- ization, the increase of strength and the re-arming, took place in the spring of 1898. By this change the strength was increased from 79 to 102, and the number of guns from four to six. The guns are modern, breech loading, 12-pounder rifles, and with them was served to the Battery a complete, new sett of harness, waggons, etc. Surgeon-Major Wilson represented the Battery in the detachment selected from * Canadian Militia to represent Canada at Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, he ■!g been placed in medical charge <.f the contingent. Oi: le occasion of its organization the Battery adopted as its motto the words " Always on Hand ", a motto the corps has always well lived tip to. The original badge of the battery was a large Malt, se cross, with three cannon balls withni each angle. The circular cent- n{ the cross was cupied by an unhmbered field gun. while the Imperial L >.n < .•' .pied the upper arm of the cross. The right arm of the cross bore the woni; viontreal Field Battery", the left, " Volunteer Artillery ", and the lower " Always on Hand ". 73 In iS.V, a new haclKe was adopted. It consisted of a kh... within a garter, sun.umntcd by a ],„„ ,>„ the Imperial Cnmn \\ ,thin the garter was the then title of the Battery. "The Montreal Fiel.l Hattery of Artillery." while flanki.u^ it were two sprays of oak leayes tied underneath, the junction of the two sprays heine hulden l,y a scroll hear-w^ the old motto, " Always on Hand ". The latter hadp- is practically the presen't had^e of tile Battery, the new designation merely heiii^r ad.Ud within the jrarter. The 1-ield Battery has always been a favourite corps with the people of Montrc^l.as abundantly proyen by the applause which has greeted it at reviews etc.. and the popularity ..f the corps was never Kreater than at present. Aduuratiou for this cfticient orKaui/aliou is not confined to the fellow citizens o the smart K.u.iiers A short time ag.. a letter to the editor was published in the Montrea Daily Star from a Keutleman who signed hin.self as "J. Drew Gay, Late Colonel Ottoman Army". It read as follows: "I see that the critics have beer, making adverse comment upon the Canadian volunteers. Allow me, as one who has seen service all over the w.uld. to say that ^n years ag... when I visited Canada for the first time, I said in the Londor, Daily Telegraph, of which journal I was for eighteen years chief war correspoiulent. that hac never seen so good a battery of volunteer artillery as that commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Ste- .uson of yo„r city, and that the opinion I then expressed has never changed. In my opini<.n the Canadians po.ssess many volunteer and nnht.a regiments which could take the field along-side of any'of the line regiments in hurope, with credit and confidence " Deceniber 2nd, iSjS. Colonel G.^- in his description of the reception of the Marquis of L.,r,ie anc Her Royal Highness Princess Louise in Montreal published in the London Daily I elegraph Decemlur 29th, wrote- "And such militia ! I know it is the fashi.m to decry and depreciate irregular forces I am aware that to the " .vgular" the idea of militia is "something too absurd , but I may mention that, gathered cm parade that morning, were more than one battalion that would have done credit to any army in the world ; that Stevenson s our gun battery is almost the equa' of some of our own famous batteries at Wc.olwich ; and that the Scotch companies of the iMfth Fusilier regiment showed as handsome a set of fellows as ever marched past the saluting point " '•^^^cU ^^ - 74 Chapter VIII. SoMK Official Rfcognitioxs of Hfficikxcv 'i?4«*fe«^-^^-'^ FACT upon wliich the 3rd Field Battery especially prides itself IS that, tluouK'hout its entire career, it has been maintained in a thoroughly efficient state, up to full strength and ready to turn out at any time in response to any call of duty. That the worthy boast is well founded can easily be proved by a scrutiny of the official records ever since the battery was orjfanized. The following general order speaks for itself : "Headquarters. Montreal, 17th March, 1857. " (ieneral Order No. 3. "The Lieutenant-General Commanding having had an opportunity of seeing the Volunteer Field Hattery and Foot Co.npanies of Artillery, and the \ olunteer Militia Kifle Companies manceuvre yesterday on the ice in company M-ith Her Majesty's 39th Regiment of Foot, desires to express his satis- faction at the .soldier-like steadiness and appearance of the Provincial Forces The manner ,n which the Field Battery took up its position on the ice and opened fire was most creditable. The alacrity with which the officers and men of these Mihtia Forces turned out at the request of their Commandaut, Lieutenant-Colonel Uyde, shows an esprit highly commendable and full ofpromi.se. "(Signed), W. J. DTkiiAX, Colonel "I)eput\- Quartermaster General." In his annual report in 1866, Major-General Lindsay reported as follows on the Battery : "The Montreal Field Battery, under Major Stevenson, is well drilled, and the corps displays great zeal to the .service. They are badly equipped, and have old pattern guns. "Half the battery was stationed recently at Huntingdon, and performed severe marches over execrable roads." 1 he same officer reportin- on the operations along the frontier in connection with the Fenian Raids of that year remarked : " In March and June the Volunteer Force was suddenly called out for active 75 service on aceoiiiit of tlireateiied V such alacritv tliat tl 'eniai. incursions. These calls were ol>-ved with requinnl ])y their countr\ le enrolled men literally spran.t;- t o arms on their services being The latter em ci luemhcrs of the !■ Keney took place at a period wl orce were e.\])o,sed to much i ley cheerfully left their agricultural and len the iL,M-eater ])art of the uconvenience and personal 1 respcmded to the demand of dutv to tl le state. commercial jjursuits and at OSS. once Lieutenant-Colonel Osborne Smith A )uimandin.i4- the Volunteer Militia I lug to say of the force that had vsistau! Adjutant (General of Militia and fol the trouble : — orce on the South Western I^ ronticr had the >een under liis immediate coi umand during It )ffi IS my pleasing duty to report to y cers general 1\- are zealou on s])irit displayed by the men I s and intelligent, whilst of tl most satisfactorily on this force. Tl le cai Colonel P. Robert.son Ross, the tl niot s])eak too highly le general conduct and remarked in connect Force on the 6tli of Au"-ust ion with a referei len Adjutant General, in 1 lis report for 1.S69, lee to a voluntary parade of the M out real After th e usual inspection, the brigade marched -xupanies headed by the Troop of Cavalry aiul the Field B contiguous columns at quarter dist past in open column of ittery, and again in th e brigade de]doyed, skirmisl uice, after which a change of front was eflected cover of the Hre of the artil lers were thrown out. and the whole ad I'ositions to cover the retreat, fresh sk cry— subsequenllv retiriiio- tl le were ex attery took up its vari •■on. lud tl on lose under liini. y, and both its command ous cr, Hi very peaking of the lM"eld Artill cry in pro\<-d themselves to be not uties." olonel prohcient in the performance of their d general in the same report, C Robertson Ross said "With regaid to the Field Batteries nf \,-t;n 76 ^yed with CCS being rt of the nal loss. at once litia, and had tl le luring ce. The net and or 1869, lontreal uiiin of gain in ffected ; 1 und er er ]) otli c'serves idering )rce for various land t-r. he not nties." 'oloiiel I'e ill a eflects ill tl le il well ■; and 1)1 and V and Miev." 11 ,,b»erTI^r"""' ''°'°'"' ''°"-' "■' '■"""''■' "" ""■■ »"^i-' -"• '■- f°"-"g trite The sa.ne officer in liis report the following year dwelt npon the difficnltv experienced at tins time in procnring horses. He remarked • ^ " This battery was practised in gnn drill and field man.vnvres The In spec or of Arti lery reported their gun drill as very good, the driving as incHftL " With legard to this battery, which is commanded by a zealous and e i^^e ' officer and c.miposed of an intelligent and fine bodv of men, the e^ re n^^^^^^^^^^ Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher C \\ (I ii-.rl ti,„ f n n ff • 1 • , "-'•'-"ti, K,. M. (,. n.ui the following to sav abont thp Battery m his annual report for I SSo: ^ in ids 2 M.n t f :;;r X^Lrr ':fi!:;L:[nsL 'f -- '- -'' LieiiteuJit-Colonel Stevenson^Ti:^ b1: '^.^^ p^r:nhrs.:;::;;i^=^ - --- --^^ "A detachment of the Battery went subsecjuently to the Island of Orl.n„« f gun practice and I have heard that good practice was made this year «' In rS86 the Battery was inspected by Lieutenant-Colonel Monti/ambert Assistant Inspector of Artillery, and his official report was as follows ' Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson commanding. Inspected on' St Hi • ^ a. on 3otli August. The turn-out of the BattJVy coulcrt:^; ^J^^^i:; Pine men. clean and smart, with well fitted clothing and all beted Tela 1 their guns, equipment, carriages, harness, etc.. in the most perfec order Vi 1 manceuvres good. C;un drill very good. O.owski competition very fit .luU^H done. I he camp arrangements of this Battery were excellent cLT. performed at the Island of Orleans, guebec." ^^^^"^"t. (,un piactice was . I" ''^'S; the Battery was in.spected by .\Iaj,,r Short, B Battery. R C \ Actiup- Assistant Inspector, who reported as follows • ' ^^'"^ pcilcct Older. The field manceuvres. marching past Lnin drill n.,. ,uc,,c,„,,., a„.l (-...^ski shift, c.x.cne,n. I„ f,./.,.] .liolt , t . ^fl r.h: greatest ctedu „„ .11 c„„cen,e.l. The g„„ practice >vu.s perforn.cl a, ,„".,,"" "" 78 In 1888 Lieutenant-Col„„el Montizanibcrt was again the inspecting officer, and he had the follownig report to make : r & , '' Lientenant-Colonel Stevenson commanding. Inspected on St. Helen's Island on tlie 4th Jt.ly. Found no falling off from its nsnal marked efficiency Horses good, but rather too heavy a class. Gnns, carriages, harness, clothing and equipment ,n first rate ordc Marching past, field manc.nivres, gun drill, answers ^questions and Gzowski competition all good and very creditable to all ranks 1 heir gun practice vas performed at the Island of Orleans, near ( Juebec, under my snpenntendence on the loth September, when the high score of 394 was made " as follour"''"'"^^"'""'^ ^'''''" '''■' '^'^ '"'^P^'^ting officer in 1890 and he reported "This Battery performed its annual drill in camp on St. Helen's Island and was inspected by the Deputy Adjutant General and myself on the nth August The general .state of efficiency was, as usual, very creditable to all concerned.' 2V!;'^'1 -^ ''''"''^'f ''"' subsequently performed at a range near Lachine, the Battery turning out voluntarily for the purpose. Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson nforms me the range is a good and safe one, so that it will be possible to go through a similar practice next year during the annual drill " In his annual report in ,891, Major-General Herbert, then commanding the Mill tia force, made his famous comparison of the different branches of the service whicli was so flattering to the artillery force. The General said in part : foil . A rf "' "^'^o'' "f ^^''''''^' "^ '''"' '^'''^ ^"-"'^ '" '^'^ Active Militia is as follows : Artillery, i ; Cavalry, 2 ; Infantry, 3. ;' '^l'^;^superiority of the Artillery, and the marked inferiority of the Infantry, are traceable to the sanie cause, vix : the manner in which the duty of inspection earned out. In the Artillery, the .system instituted by General Strange when I pector of Artillery, and still efficiently carried out, makes the inspection at once a test of efficiency, a means of instruction and a source of emulation. The i-roro^hu-H 7 T' 'r ^^^^^^"--^«' >"^<> ^^ '»-e parade or review, which Ikrts o " "7 ;""''' "' ''^"' '^"^' "" '^'' """"'-''^'y^ f^"l"->^ly directs the effor s of connnanding officers into a wrong channel. The encouragement of a spirit of emulation in real efficiency, and not in mere show, is most desirable " As a matter of fact the Battery has never undergone a poor inspection, and has never been cr.ticMsed as inefficient by an inspecting officer On the con rary every cominanding officer the Canadian Militia has ever had, as well as the regular taff inspecting officers have bestowed unstinted praise upon officers and men for their efficiency and .soldierly conduct. It i.. doubtful if any other battery of field artillery in the armed forces of Her Majesty could make a similar claim. ,i,i '' 'T' ^rj""""'""^ '""' '''''' ^"^- ^''^"^ ^'^"^"- '" t^- R^-V'-^l Artillery can isTtW ^^ Tm"""';;' """''' "' '^'' ^^""'^'^'^^ ^^^'^^ Battery. From 1819 to 1846 there was no field artillery in Britain equipped, except seven troops of Rc^yal 79 Horse Artillery, r.nd these had only tvu, kuus each, uith horses uul ,nc„ in Canada At Woolwich there was material and horses for three fielc hatteries of |nstruetu>n; companies took them over in turn for a feu- months J, they were handed over to other companies. It was not nntil ,852 three ear only before the o,^an.ation of the Montreal Battery, that an in,^ J I '^en to t,e]d artillery ,n the British Army by the horsing of 104 Inns and 1 1 e1^^ organizations int.. permanent batteries. ^ In ^■k^^■ of the then so recent establishment on a permanent basis of this branch of the service, the acknowledged efficiency of the Battery i„ th fi s y of Its existence is all the more remarkable and creditable ^ The Battery, niider command of Major Costigan, took part in the bi^ review held on Logans' Park cm Jnbilee Day, 1807 The Batterv «-.;/• r ^ . ,.„ e^ Tj , , T 1 1 ^. ".)."V/. 1 lie l^atter^ was at Jie time encamoed boa was ,„„K.ed . nft,„,. d,„vn the .swift c„rre„t, s..,„e distance „,„ fn , ™ e Tl Lawrence was very naijtli. There was a small boat near the wharf, but the spectators on the Island appeared afraid to pnt „„t i Wi'l e en „f„,e Rattery it was different. Scrgea„t-Ma,j„r L-ndal a„d T ,, Ite o lorcc the ,sk II aKa.n.st the sea, and the frail craft was ahnost swamped Hut thev r;;: :^.::" „",':;r^'T,"'' "• """ "'"'"'-' '"-'■ """■«■" ""- "■'■" '-' ^-■ water to la.ul. The rescne wa.s a Kallaut one, and lari-el,' thront'li the ^^tZk" i"t " '^j'".--'f'>'"-' s'"="» .i.e'a-t :;,nt„ ! KeSa, a,,d Bish:,;;' """'"'" '"'"''' "' '""'^''' "'-" "— ' "-<-» "PO" The present officers and niei, of the Hattery certainly have cverv reason to be pmnd of the past record „f their corps front its'vcry earliest e.is.c e ,nd i, h offical co,n,ne„dat,o„s which have been elicited by its efficiency, no Ic s"," , the hon„„rable tradttmns which have been handed down !,,■ s tecessive officers n™.-con„n,ss,oned officers and n,en, in the natnral loyalt^ o He Ila^tv's Ca,n.d,an snbjects, and in their deter.nina.ion to heep'the f, ion ack 'fl i ,: f.n- a 1 t„ne over tins broad Don.ini.n,, thej- draw an 'inspirati.n, wl tV , sh, d ■ All'.; rs .'>■■■■ ■^'"™*' -^- '"'■ "" ''- -- '-' i- «•"<' "Ki :;:::! 'I"fic tindi. I If 'Jitfnfi^am^^ -»! tn,'^' -JS.' List of Officers Thosk who h.-wk served i\ the Montki .\r. Fiiaj) Battery, AND THE DATES OE THE ( )ef ICIAI. C.A/ETTRS c'()\ci-;kxi.\(; tiii;m. Win. 1-riiiicis foirni, C.ipt. Sept. 27 1X55. Was a Major ill Montreal lA^hi Infantry, h\],. 25 1.S47 III coiiMiianil Artillery forces of Montreal. 'J'ransferreil to statT of Tpper Ca nada Militia Dec. 11 1S56, Henry Ho.ijan, 2n<\ I.ient. Sept. 32 1X55, ist Uent. Nov. 14 |,S,S5, Capt. July 3 1X56. Hrevet Major March ;,i 1858, Lieut.-Col. April 10 i,S6v I-roiii Royal Montreal Cavalry. Appointed Coniinaiider of Tield Artillery and Foot Artillery of Montreal, Dec. 11 i.Ssf,, Retired with rank Anj;. 10 i,S66. Henry linlnier, 2iid Lieut. Xov. 14 i.S.^s, ist I,ieut. Feb. 15 i,S.s6, Capt. July 3 1856. Removed to Vol. Foot Artillery Dec. 11 1S56. Placed on unattached list Ajiril 2 1.S57. J. Owen, 1st I.ient. Sept. 27 1,855. Resigned Dec. 15 1.S,S6. A. I.ainontaKne. ist Lieut. Sept. 27 1S5,, Resigned Nov. 14 i.S,s5. A. A. Steveii.son, 211.1 Lieut. July ;5 1,856, isl I.ient. Dec. T5 i,S5f,, Captain April 2 1.S57, Major. Jan. 22 i,S62. I.ient -Col., March 15 1,867. Retired retainiiiK r^nik \pr\\ 2.\ 1891. Wni. Mastennau, ist Lieut.. Dec. 11 1,856. Retired with rank. .March ,?i 1.85,8 Win. Rol.l., I.iont. Dec. 11 1,856. Resigned Jnlv 9 1S5.8. Will. Aylmer, 2n.l Lieut. April 2 1,857, 1st Lieul. March 31 1,85,8, I'laceil on unattached list AiiK. .8 1,86(5. Win McOihboii, jiid Lieut M.iich 31 1,85s, ist Lieut. July 4 1S58, Major April 23 lS67,"l.ieut.- Col. April 2;, 1S72. Retired with Rank, July 2S 1S82. Jos Howilen, 2nd Lieut. July q 1858. ist Lieut. Au>r. ,8 18-x). Re.si>;ued (»ct. 31 1867. T. W. lioyd, 2nd Lieut. Anj,;. S i,S6o, 1st Lient, I'eli. I 1,867. Retired with rank Julv 6 1.8-7, Ceo. K. I-eiiwick, Surgeon Nov. 14 1,855. Surjjeoii- Major Auk- 22 1.879. Deceased. 81 Henry Chapni.in, I',iyniaster Jan. 31 1,862. I'ailed to re-eiiroll. Dniicaii .Mcluicliran, Veterinary Surgeon, June 22 1S77. Re.sijiiied Aug- 27 1.8.86. W. R. Oswald, 1st Lieut. June 22 1,877. Hrev. C.i|)t .March 21 1,878. Brev. Major June 3 l^<.Sl. Ai)pointed Lient.-Col. Montreal Oar- rison Artillery June 24 i88t. E. O. Oreeii, 211.I Lieut. June 22 1,877. ist Lieut. Auk. ,S 1881, Capt. Aujf. 13 18.83. j.nmi loroiUo I'ield liattery. Deceiiwd. J S. Hall, 2nd Lient. Aug. 5 i88r. i.st Lieut. May 29 1.^,85. Capt. Aug. r; 1,886. Major April 24 1,891. Retired retaining rank I ,-1). 9 1^95. George R. Hooper, 2nd Lieut. .May 29 1,8,85. '« Lient. Aug. 27 1,8,86. Caj)!. April 24 iS9i. .Miijor I'el). 9 1895. Transferred to Artillery Reserve of Odicers Eel). 27 i,Sy7 Cha.s. .McEachran, Vet. Surgeon, Aug. 27 i,S,S6. H. H. Hogan, 2n<; C,,. Will. Iiiiw ^V f,,. Hon. I. |. I ,irj;el Hiram Walker ^c .s,,iis, l.iniittd I lu^'ll i'.ll.MI llovril, l.imitiil R <;. keiil W. C. McHonald Jamf> Knss "•riic M<,l>,,n\ |!.i,d> The Kiiyal I'.leclric ( u. The ( ana.han Hank of ConiniiTie i^liiclxi; li.iiik l.a llan.|iic \illi-Maiie SlaiKlard l.ile AsMiraiu-e (a, Uavmond I'lOLinlaim- H. .V A. Alhin .1. vV 1. I!H1 The liank of Ndva Siolia The St. I.iwreiicf Sll^^a, R,.f. Co. II. Hal lirowii K. S. While K. !!. \nj;u.s Dawes iS; ' o. The Walsoii lo.sler Co. 1.1,1. Shaw, Ca.ssils ^S; (,■,>. John Murphy X: i' i Ceollriuii, I lorioii ^S; .\ll,m Sim|.s-,n, Hall, Miller .S; C... H. k. Ues ,V Co. II. -s. II. .11 .\.|iiin ^S; li/Meire hoinini.in Wadilin^j (',>. Hon. I,. K. Massnii H. Shorey \ I o. Jac.|Ues jlrais ^S; Co. Radnor Waler I ... The R. Relor.l ( ... l»oinini.in< '..lion Milk C... Clarence J. .McCn.iJi. American Inliaeio (.,. ..I Cmiada Capl. .\le\, Rolierlsun Ivv.ois .X: Smis S. II l',win(» ,1. AC. \u,|,,ie, .M. 1'. R. Wilson Sinilh Roller! .Vrclicr iS: ( o. Montreal Ciiy ,V I li.striet Saviiijj.s Rank Han.snn llr.'s. S ( arsley Coiticelli'silk Co. 1'. I>. \!in:i Win. Keainey William Mann I anaclian lOxpress Co. H Stanley I'.irkelt, M. |). The Thos. fiaviilscm .MTu. Co.. Ltd. The Roheii Mitchell Co.. Ltd. Ciirheil ^S; I.eveille r. C Roddick, M. |i , M. |>. I'Vlix Sauvageau .McCaskill, Uoiii-all \ C„. Silvernmi. Iloiiiter i\: Co. \V. C. Reid The Montreal Rollins .Mil], c,,. lan-ene I-'. I'hil|i|,.s Kleclrical Works .\miot. l.en.iirs ^V l.arivieie I Kallray >V ( o. Walter I ' llai;ai' I liamond ( ilass Co. I iij. lohn l.alialt A I- t.ault I . I'reinhlav I'eter l.yall ' S. Dai is .S: Sons Iteldint;. ''aiil \ < o. The We.stern li.an iS: Tuist Co W. ( Mclntvre C. .\ l.ieen' H. Hiirliiliis.' I'.lder, 1 1( iniisier \ ( o. The Anie, llolilcn ( ... 'I lie liuestincnt ( o Charil. lackson ."v; ( o. l;. Cll IVimv, ,M. I'. Morl..n. I'hilli|,s ..S; Co, \. Kiii^iiian I lie I, C. McLaren llelliiis,- • 'o. L. Leonard iS: Sons H. I. Ileeiuer .1 .1 niey >S;Son .1. ii. Macken/ie v\; ( o. • iarlh \ ( o. I he Lalwai.l ( aiana^h Co. lohn .\ Hiiliner iS: Co. W'. sirachan .I'ls. i'a.jiutl.; John Hope X C,i. 82 < an.idian Al.estos Co, The Canada laiy. .V l.ith,, c,,. loseph I lecarii- Ills lohn lee \- Son The l-airl.anks Co. W. Ilerherl livaiis Rol.fil Ma.'kav I': .\. Small iSi Co. A. .\. .\ycr .VCo. John Mi|)..M^/all X; Co. I.aporte, Martin X; ( ,>. The Sun life .\sMirance Co of Canaila I'yrille l.amin Dominion W ire .Mfy. ( ,> Lurness. Wit hey \ i o Jeyes' Sanitary ( ■oinp..iiiiils ( o. of ( an. <>K(lenslmrn C ,al and lowin.. Co .1. & R McLea Ihe I rust anil Loan Co. of Canaihi rilkiiif;t.m llros. Ltd. < i'aham vV ( o K. I. To.ike W. I I'llrien HukIi McLennan I lie ( iiaiiliy Rnl.btr I 'o. Lin. .type i o. H. l;^ Muir iS: Co. The .Miliey lOiervescenl Salt ( ... I t.l. Wi.i. Rutherford James johnsion ' '. N. I lucharine ja.s. Roliinson Capl. W. II. Ileiiyon The Stiii.lanl shirt ( „. Ltd I he Sandeii IMeclric I .. liaitlell Ira/ier of ( Int. ( ,,. Ltd. t has. Sheppaiil Henrv linliner W. li. II. \omijr laiicln r >S: lijs L. D. Monk, (.1. ( , Ihe M. unreal Waiihoii-in(; Co. J R. 1 hihauileau Ihe WiuhtTiian S|KiitiiiH CooiK ( o. Joseph Riendeau .Nap. <'harlionneau James Williamson I iwen N. lOvaii.s W. J. White, l),C. R. S Muichison W'. Ilerherl l'.urii.iii;lis J. I!. U,-sib", ■M. I'irrauli tiaHnoii i\: Cai.m i ol ( nil. 1 1.1. II. I llil-. \,|s,,|l Aiildiiie kolii'il MiicinasliT X: Mai !< niiiiii liemidiii, Cariliinil, l.(iranj;iT v\: Si ( 'ftniajii Will. Kwilljr \V. \V. KoIhiisoii lolin 1. Ilolliiiiii- Marcc.lli- llnis. Mciriliili I;. Ilctliiiiu- Kfiiaiiii, Kin^ .V I'aticis.m I!, i;. MiCale I '•>iiiiiiiun liaj; ( ii. \ .iliii.iiil l.aiiiarclic Marin \ Moriii |i>"'. \iniu' !.. 't. i;i„i1k. I>. McCdriiiick \\. Dannerliel.l llcmv liirk> ,V Sdus Chas. (iiird iV ( i.. lames Harper I.. < oufii iV Niii laiiiL-s ( (iilirane laini-s lliilldii ^t Cii. M. Hunan K. I>. Hnliliison < liarlrs Cliarland I. M. ltl('{| .\rlluir ( lajjnnn < .00. \V. Nan < lias. Mendilli lean laclic ^S; Co. \\ . I. 1 in|iin iS: Co. .1. K. Meeker Howard iS: ' ci. Will. Mackin/ie W m Weir ^t Suns linriutl \- (11. las I', liiirintt ' K. I liiMner K. liiikirilike .1 (i I. rant ja,. iVnij;.., M. 1 1. I >orken hius .1. I.. I.e., I.miis Iteaiiliieii .\ndrew llaile Udlierl Craik, M. |i, Irancis \\ . Caniiiljell, M |i II. Inseph II. II. Wolle.S: ( „. \. I lesjardiiis Michel l.ifeliVK' .Vt (o. Irs. Marliiieiiii j. I'!. K()l)id()ii\ I. I 'aimer iS: .Son 1:. I' l,a(lia|ielle, .M. I). .\. Ii. ( ross I', linller, M. I). Iri'derick (.. I'inley, M. 1). I'dniiind ( ifitiier Ills. Ilrimet Maj. U. I. luaiis lanir.s I art- lames SieH-arl. M. I ), .\. II. r.larkader, M. I). V, !•'. (lildersleeve Colin Canipliell II. .\. Ilkers llenrv II. I.vmaii 1). W. Ross' A. S. lOwlnj; Stonewall lack.son Ciuar I'arlorv MeClarvMl- ( „. 1 I), ^ianllla. r. K. Ilem.sley Major /e|ili. Il.lierl II. kV S. II. rii(mi|isun X: ' •■. 'riinmas l.i(,'f;et jiidson .\nies .1. I!, kolland ^t liK C!ia,«. ('assils C. (I. heanclu-tniii X; I ij.s 1 1. \ ineliery iV ( c. I .uri( k Kennv Irank I'a'i/e K. < '. Jamiesun .\ r. Him;iii-iin .\le\. Melee I lenri Jonas jS;; Co. Carnnii, lernniv \- Co. Chas. I'. Coiisins Maj. Waller II. I.anrie Tile Canadinii lirewinf; ( o. Win. I'ranris Hon. J. (>. Villeneiiv, las. .\. 11 arte Jas. Moore David Campliell i\; Son Wm. Meldnini W. W. Craig I.. II. Helierl V 1 ■>; |;,.„|, ^i;. c, Jas. ( 'irric \. lieiillae las Wilson \V. I-.. Mnir ]oi " C.jr'vilhers 6t Co, C. \\ , Wilson, M. I) C. i;. Monk Eiloaanl Roy I. I.. I 'aimer ,1 !•; Mnllin llenrv S. Mnssen II. V. I.al>elle .V ( !,. A. ( orheil 1'.. I-. ( rait; Cadieux X: Derome 11). Ardiiliald < >. Dulresiie. jr. iS: l-rt're ■|'lionia.s iJavidsoii .\. C. Thompson Lionel |. Siniili S. W. iluvd C. S. Canipliell Major W. W. lilaiklork 1 1, lauteus A. 1. ratcrson l>. K. McLaren Walter Iliake < iiMirjje K. I'rowse lames M. .Vird iieorije \\ . Reed Jc Co. \\ . 1. Mc L-Tarin .Monireal l.umlier ( o. II. 11. Ilrosseau X: C, Cilmoiir, .Schu lield \ 1 o. <'liapnl, l-ils ,S; Co. I'.smond I., Clarke .\le\. Scull Ceo. W. laml) \: II. lir-.vMi redtjin(> Co. Hon, las. (I'lirien 1:. N. ilenev X: Co. j. Wilson ' los. lionhomme I:. Klhier K I hailraiid K. lioissevain <■.. .\. Mcl'hersoii A. 1. Ilrice II. lansey William Niviii Hodt;siin Urns .1. C. vV <;. I). Warringion k. W. Sheppard 1'. W. Mditjan .Me.\. W . dram V: I '. Monni X; ( . Mc(iillis .V Co. W , W . I.eMessnrier <'arler, dalliraiili \- Co, I'Ved. I'owlcr las. Sniherland Lt.-Col. I. Kerrier I) ila(l(m A, I'atenaiide X; Cie. ^ osl iS: I (1. Ilrophy, ( ains N; in. Martin I'reres ^ ( o. lohn ,\, I'illow k. C. H00.I I'eler keid X: Sons ■ Mired C. II. InemcW Law, \'i'.-,-,nj; ft ' '•' 1. I', kieperl \V. C, L. Lyman .las. .\loxaiider «3 .1. N. Mouu.-ill l.flcMiliv \ Ar>eniiiilt llniiiifs \ Arpin AIIhh ll„lm,'s I tilaiii' iS: Uiiineaii I . Sim|iMiii (i (i. loMer A. I. Wilry.K: ( o. jiiliii Millrn \ Sun W. I;. (iiii,,r(l Jas. A. Onilvv ^S: s,,n, t it'll, r. Waii iS: ( ,,. Il.-<"l. II. I, \Iill,.i jatiKs Siiacliaii !•■. \V. Kadlui,! Taylor, Irlirr ^: (',,. K. .N'. (usMin iV ( ,1. Jf|.li I'lmi jaiiifs Tlinm It-es iV < 'li .\imriraii llyfiiin ( u. \'illi'iifinf i.\: ( if. I. \\. l:i.-.liii|i \- (■',, VVilliaiii Kiilili •ii'ii. I)'\i-il| I Icni'i I )iilioK Will. .Mastcrman 'Ami. Wisfinan .\. Kaiii^av I. 11. (iraOfl A. .'^ vS: W, II. M,i,„.rm,ii, U. Mailail.ini' T. W. I'eel .1. W. lliiHhis •S'lkiik ( iiis> I ). ( ' Will. .McNalJv" "iiiidim A. Mdvill,. i:. .\. i.iTlli I Inn. I. Wnilrlc .1. lierijainin I ia(;enais I" I.einlrf Major I. I.. I!ittin(,'('r •'has. i.avajloe .1. .V. I)e~jarllin^ iS; (n. Miiliacl.s II. i;. Morden ^^m 84 DJie Cup that Cheers (C^StJss-^^S^ IS not a/tvaj/s Dhe Cup that Strengthens . BUT W ITH •■ 1 BOVRIL ^;^V^ NOT ONLY STIMULATES THR MKXTAL AXD BODILY ACTIVITY, BUT SUSTAINS AND NOURISHES THE SYvSTEM. For sale by all Druggists and Grocers. BOVRIL, Limited 27 ST. PETER STREET, Montreal. u n > ■«-• ♦ ♦ ♦ 00 J O I/) <: o >- '1 o o H CO ►J X O H H Commy fliWns" 0gar J THE BEST THAT FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE CAxN PRODUCE. Made and Guaranteed ^^^K* S. DAVIS & SONS, ^ bi— . earnest eigar manufacturm in C«)nad MiWafCrs O. Lkoek - - ) Montreal Distriet. ] HE SUN OF Canada issuesa very attract- ive policy contract, free from conditions ,uid restrictions as to military service. The policy is indisputable from date of issue and nonforfeitable after it has been two years in f'Tce V= The OFFICERS and MEN of THE CANADIAN MILITIA are respectfully requested to read the folloli)ing testimonial regarding J From R. & H. B. KIRKWOOD, Jewellers and Silversmiths, Tradesmen by Appointment to the Royal Highlanders, The Duke ot Albany's Seaforth High- landers, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, The Gordon Highlanders. 66 & 68 Thistle Street, Edinburgfi, N.B. Gentlemen, I8th march, 1898. BOND'S SOAP- BIG BEE BRAND. We have tried this soap on numerous articles, both silver and brass, in most cases "bcry heavily tarnishtd, and ive found the effect highly satisfactory and the tarnish, ho'k>e'ber bad, immediately remolded. We consider this soap a most Ifaluable medium for clean- ing and polishing articles such as Ive have experimented upon, milifarv accoutrements . etc. . etc. To Messrs. Bond's Soap Co., Ltd. Salford, Manchester. R. & H. B. KIRKWOOD. IV BOND'S SOAP ?0 {■y^ .©^V^ .0--v-7^ -i&^f-'f^ For Sale by the RETAIL TRADE Everywhere. ^ H amilton - P OWDER COMPANY MANLII-ACTIJRKHS OF . . . 4»^^^ ^mm^.m •r^wv INCOKP- ORATHU 1S61. .IMI DYNAMITE DUALIN ANU OTHbR 1-ORMS OF High Explosives AND OF, SPORTING, MILITARY P.'^' BLASTING GUNPO WDER OF All. KINDS. TnHARTlU,KRlSTSANI)Sl'.)RTSMi;N II p A H OPFICE MONTRFAL. THE HAMII/roN roWDI'.R I'OR SO MANY YEARS, NEKDNO RI'COMMHXI)- ATION OF ITS yUALlTY. BRANCH OFFICES AND MAGAZINES AT PRINCIPAL CANADIAN POINTS. V Colin J)^cj^rihur iliil)ll-iln-'^ mR RI.UMBKRS, (J AS ANU STHAM-FITIHRS GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES, Etc. CHILDREN "LOVE M JUNKET A facl approciiited by mothur:; v'lio lecoKHi'e i" it the ideal nourisher aa well as tempter. Of all light family foods none is prepared in less lime, with less heat, with less trouble or at less cost than Jim ket. made with HANSEN'S ,)UNKET TABLETS A quart of milk, a little fruit juice or flavoring, colored, it cruf-rred. with one of Hansen's Pure food Colors, and usi one Junket Tablet form the ingredients. Sold liy r. roil i' ami IiiiiKui-ls in p.-ii-kcis uf ic tabids ill 151'. llooklLl "i rni|Ks airoiiipaiiifs. EVANS & SONS, Limited,""- * Montreal and Toronto. \7i rictovia £«v]iiare, Htanufacturcr5 >iiii> . . . ^tnpoi'tor'? Dni ^oobs X ^table pittin,^s, pVed [^oxcs, ]-['dy J^acks, Ulrought «"* Cast Iron Stall Divisions. Brass l)iiching Rings. Estimates given for Complete Fixtures for Stables. WARDEN KING & SON, 6J7 Craig St., montrcal. Best Wonnaiislii]) AND Latest Desit^ns 0<><><>00<>aCK>OOOOCH>0<>CKKKK>0<>CK><><>0 DESKS 0<>0<>0<><>OCK><><><>0<>000<><><>0-<>0-0 TEES & CO. .Office Furniture UNDERTAKERS and EMBALMERS .300 ST. JAMES SX , ^ ot .^ o» 7?^ontreal. A.T. VileyS.Go. IMPORTERS fine €btna, Art Pctiery, m 6la$$ and DtttpS Sl'EilALTlKS : Wri.V/. CVk/i. Resiauranl. Steamhoiit, and Hospilal Supplies ALSO Wedding and presentation Goods 2373 St. Catherine Street, MONTREAL. .\i THOS. ROBERTSON & CO. LIMITKI) Plumbers', Steamfitters' and Boiler Makers' Supplies ROLL RIM CAST IRON ENAMELLED BATH a THE DIANA" -^'T^ ( )I-IKK AMi'S.\Ml'l,i:'*-3i. (plfM^ qy 'i Cbc Oxford Cafe il'll kll'llIlK li-ui 111 I \ .(11.1 li|. Ini ii -i . K.r,. 1> "Inif.,. Clu'tlnllu Ai-n(l.l n|i|Hiiiiie(l 11 «Uiiii:ilil ill (.lliiiMln. Chii In lirtillid 1)\ nil lilii* nl llii clic trio air Mrvicc. Meals .) Ill •III/, iiiilil iiiiilniKlil (itpniiile eliiiiiiK ici.nns I'nr liidii-. Talili \\ iiii s a -^i.nialu THE OXFORD CAFE. 36, 38 & 40 University Street. Amiott Lecours & Lariviere g; Hardware Merchants specialty Contractors' Supplies . . . St. Lawrence Street T'«'*phon"= iVlontreaL Que. Bell, East Iblh. ^ ^ Merchants, 183. McCasklll, Dougall <& Co. Mtwiitiu ttirt'rs nt Standard RAILWAY . . CARRIAGE PIANO j/arnishes " " ^'ZANZER/NE," House, School ami Church Varnishes OFFICE 30 St John Street Montreal. Factory anil Warehouses CORNER MANUFACTURERS. DARGENSON ami ST PATRICK STREETS, Canal Bank. O O 9 Fire Bricks and Fire Clay EiHiUsb, Scotch and American. Boiler Seating Blocks Gas Retorts Sto'be Linings and Grate Backs Drain Pipes and Connections Farm Tiles Portland Cements English. BekiUn. Germ,m. American and Canadian. (L Builders and Contractors' Supplies F. HYDE & CO. OFFICE . . . 31 WELLINGTON ST. Yards . . . cMONTREAL. KING. QUEEN and WELLINGTON STREETS. XIV J. 5lattray & Co., .yf/tifntyttf/t inrf.^ >--■ - ■' ■ ~ — ■ f//,r. ./tti/vi'iri: ./(ftift/t'for. Diamonds Mirrcli.liils' Telifpliniii; B( ixcft exceeding live weeks in case of disaliililv froiii acciilents or diseases nientioneil aliove. Uv ]i.ivinK an extra annual Iireniimn of JJ, you secure in addition to jilan ■ A " oi ■ li" the henelilsof heini; re^istereil at the offices of this Conipanv in London. Palis and other l.:nroi)e;(n cities, where we ha\-e offices or representatives. MANY OTHER BENEFITS. IIHCTOK II L'UTL'MISH, General .\trent. 204 ST. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL. XVI Co. B. LEDOUX & CO. * • Carriage maKm « « England's T^oyal Family and also for H. R, H. 'Princess Louise and His Excellency the Mar- quis of Lome, Countess of Derby and Lord Earl of "Derby, Governor General of Canada. Jliways on band • • • LATEST DESIGNS in CARRIAGES and SLEIGHS. • « Jl Ciill Solicired. « « everything m the Stationery Cine ZTTorton, pi^illips & (£o. Stationers, 3Ianh V>ook DXahcvs • • ^^ printers, \T'-)') anb [T'yT Hotvc Paine 5tvoct, 2nontrcaI. 93 Osborne St., Montreal. C 0. Sieauchemin & S^ils Booksellers and Publishers, Printers and Bookbinders, 2.e a Paul Stmt,^MoNTREAL. "Publishers of the reruywned . . . Larousse s rrencn IJictionaru WITH SUPPLEMENT OF . . . Uanadian Deograbnu and Diograqnu. fS iS H 8feiy" The best companion book of all who study, read or write the French language. Large 121110 voUiiiic, i, 20i)piigos, .s.iXKiarliclesilevoleil to Canada, luiiiuToiis engravings, maps, etc. Price, Bound 75 cents. Cable Codes, Commercial Books. fe|6 «^ J.J. ULLEY&SON 564 Craig St. MONTREAL, Canada. montteal (Uire (Uorks Established 1830 Bell Tel. Main 2167 .««rrt' Architectural and Ornamental Wrought Iron Fencing and Grilles, Store Front Guards, Elevator Guards, Interior and Exterior Folding Gates, Safe Deposit and Burglar- Proof Vault Guards, Office Railings, Bank Railings, Iron and Steel Gates, Railroad Guards, Hatchway Guards, Fencing and Drive-way Gates, Window and Fanlight Grilles, also all kinds of Animal and Bird Cages. J/iiiin/',!(//iii-rs' , . hr/ii/ir/s' and /-.'ii^i inns' incii drsiiiiis lairfitlly rxt'cutcd in /I'lvss, Copper, .hiiiiahd S.':r/i>r /nil!, ll'iir, /i,;rs or A'ods. /■'s/iiiia/cs (iitd drsit^iis fuynislwd Joy special Wire Work for C/iiiirhes, I'iMic' Halts, <\ffiees, &e. We,i;naraii/ee ijiiali/y of iinileiia! and workman- ship to lie unexeetled. XVII Established 1871 ♦ • = Centra/ aCum/jer %ard eorncr Dorchester and St. Gharles-Borrommce Streets. Mahogany, Quartered Oak, Quartered Sycamore, Walnut, Cherry, and all Hardiuoods, Fancy Woods, Etc, Kiln^Dried Wlaple flooring PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK LATH and SHINGLES. v"< DIMENSION TIMBER CUT TO ORDER. \\*f i-arr\ a large >t- tilkil with -pccirtl i-mil*. JOHN A. BULMER & CO, MONTREAL. STRACHAN^S. Gilt €clge 5oap GILT EDGE SOAP is ,: household %ord from the AtLwtic to the Pacific. While it is recognized ds the best Ldiindry Soap offered to tlie public, toe give aiudy prenxiums. hand- somer And more useful than any other manufac- turers in Canada. Tlie next time you 'want a soap that Ivill give you satisfaction ask your grocer for one of our thirty-tmjo page premium books. We give everything from a sheet of music to a high- grade piano by returning to us a certain number of soap Jl'rappers. besides Pianos ^e give in pre- miums Bicycles, Selping Machines. Art Sither- 'l vjare. Tra'belling Bags, Books, etc., etc. We do not palm off anything of a trashy nature and you will find that it will pay you to exchange . GILT EDGE WRAPPERS for some of our at- <^ tractive and useful articles WM. STRACHAN & CO., 28-40 St. Timothee Street. Qilmcar, Schoficld k Co. DRY GOODS JOBBERS We invite all Merchants who are in a position to pay cash to visit our store This business IPds established to protect the niAn 'jvho CAfi take his ash discounts. We CLAIM WE CAN SAVE YOU FROM 10 TO 25 PER CENT. AND THESE ARE OUR REASONS \Vf Nt'll on shnrt iliitis. \Vf ninke no li;nl lUbls, W'v ni-vev 1m> Jtlu-.ui. We continn.'iltv luinl I'm bar- Rains. \\\- ii'wv our tnstnnier.s tlu- iit'iu'tit. \Vc ncvt-r liny fnini tht- liist man. \Vf tun by coniparisini. W'l' itii'tnnKlitv' know mn liii>-inc-;< \\f inos In biniiii: uc keep "nr conn oil, \Vr ktcp tlif I \in.-n- day may coniP u'lwn you will Iv /nv. RespfCtfidly. GiLM()lK,SCHOFIIiLl)&CO. 364 St. Paul Street, MONTREAL. TAYLQR.TELFER&GQ. manufacturers and Contractors DEALERS IN Electrical Supplies TELEPHONES. FIRE AND BURGLAR AL ARIV! SYSTEMS. XlO" ♦ ♦ Personal Attention Given to l^epair Work of all kinds. ESTIMATES FURNISHED, 44 BPeuru Streel, TE1_EPH0NES : Bell Main 1123 Mf KCH ANTS' 610 monireal .\\ III Coteau St-Pierre I'i S!' 1^°""' '"" Tel. Marchands 1304 ® Joseph Decarie, Fils Manufacturier 6c Briques et Entrepreneur p. O. BOX 55. VILLE DE ST-HENRI. BELL TEL. MAIN 1499. MERCHANTS' TEL. 846. ^ ^. S^atenaiulo & Co. DEALERS IN Coal and Wood l)av, Otits, Brain of all Kinds. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Opposite Vioer Squarl 360 CRAIG STREET MONTREAL REMOVABLE Tel Main 6i1 . o o Steam Pipe and Boiler Coverings, Paper Mill Board . . . _^ , 7^ Stove Linings and Fibre . Steam Packings Asbestic . Wal l Plaster and 1^00 fing. V (Janadhn c/isbestos (Jompany Corner of St. Peter And foundling Sts. MONTREAL. V/ie Oiclest / Vhe ^est / Kjhe Celobrated 4is . . Jllbert Rolmes Wholesale Manufacturer of GaSt Electric and Combination Gasaliers and Brass Work > Write for my prices ... • • Cbcy are the Cowcst. 231 Cbatbam SI. ..montreal John jniippliij lL (To.. men's furitisbings QUALITY HIGH! P.-^ICES LOW! Deck CleS, .^iw inul lumy. piict-s, i^, i=„ ,55, 50 ami up. Collars, ^^'^^' styles and Mfst makes, prices, s. r^, joaiid 25. Braces, SUoiik ami di-.taMc, at -•.'i, 35. jo, 60. 75 and jii. 00 pair. ulOCeS, I'*t>r\valkilij;(>r drivintjat 7,^. jll (xj, ri.^^. 1.50. j2 25 ]>r. Shirts, -^ll kiii.lsalall prices. night Shirts '.arKc ami KDuiny at 50, 75 and iji.oo e.icli. MILITARY BRUSHES, HAIR BRUSHES, SHAVING BRUSHES, TOOTH BRUSHES, LEATHER GOODS, Etc., Etc. ^ohn 7/^urphi/ dc Co., 2343 St. Catherine St., TELEPHONE UP 933. Corner Metcalfe. TERMS CASH. ALLAN LINE Royal mail Steamship Co'V. ESTABLISHED 1854. The Company's fleet consists ot 34 Steamers aggregating 134,937 Tons. TUNISIAN CASTILIAN 10,000 Tons I 8,000 " ' building Sleaniers sail weekly from Montreal during the season of navigation to Liverpool, London, and (Ilasgow, also distinct services from N'ew York, liostonand I'liiladelphiatoOlasgow. Tile vessels arc provided with every known device to secure Safety wliicli lias always been considered as of first iniport- ance liy the inananemeiit. The I'assenger .Steamers are all modern and care has been taken to insure the comfort of all the passengers. To promcite this end, the entire passenger acconmiodaiion is lijjlued with tlie incandescent electric light. I'hc saloons and staterooms are near the centre of the ship, promenade deck the whole width and 150 feet long. Smok- ing rooms. Music rooms, etc., etc. Special attention has been given to the ventilation and sanitary arrangements. .\n experienced .Surgeon is carried on all the Passenger Sleaiiicrs. Rules of passage lower than by mo.st first clats lines. Circular giving rates and sailings on application to any .\gent or H. & A. ALLAN, MONTREAL. ^' m !'l XXI IS BUGLE i^ BRAND Is ivhat all Soldiers Should Drink . . . tuJ5 5ott.?ir, You get Them, OLD SCOrCII WHISKY OLD rO.M GIN UNSWEETENED GIN BASS" ALE GUINNESS' S'lOUr • « « Cbev arc the Best. J- & R. McLEA, Agents ^^23 COMMON ST. 105 Medals Awarded — — ... . I!> Sl.ni.il Kinai UanalU to HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. "J EYES' FLUID" THE STANDARD DISINFECTANT, NON-POISONOUS Col. McKiNNON. Secretary of the NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, writes: "/ am desind by ihe Committee to infonn you thai they aiv quite satisfied ivith the manner in which you carried out the disin- fection of Bisley Camp, dunng the lust and previous years, and j will gladly entrust the work to you this year. ' ' SAMPLES ON APPLICATION. ■J. eues b Oanilaru Lombounds Co. oj Canada, 30 Hospital Street, .* ..* MONTREAL. 5taqdard grands scnwBBPB^s PlillBfal WatBfS Jotinsioii's Siareis SaDdemaO Pons and stierries Plarie Briza rd i Hogefs lHueurs BoucHard's Buroundles KOGii, Laoieren's nuine wines. -•^-^ |^~^ yP y°" wish to shoot well, ^^^.^ see that your eyes are Ij) in perfect condition. Many persons think that they have per- fect sight when they might have more distinct vision. Geo. Barrat 'Practical Optician 2365 St. Catherine Street Montreal A Full Line of Optical 6ood$ also . . Cameras and . . Phofoflraphic Supplies. I'rintiiif^; (iciiie i>ii 1 (':i'i(i|KlI)Ie ttTIIlS. C^ C2tal0j)ues Tree. XXII Aquin & Itzweire Manufacturers of Sash, Doors and Mouldings Turning, Canning, Etc. PLANING AND ,>> SAWMILL... ^>^> Corner Vinet and Tracy Streets ST. CUNEGONDE. PHONES sBell 8002 I Merchants 1249. « « « Laurentian Baths, Cor. Craig and Beaudry Sts. LADIES Monday Morning, Wednesday Afternoon. ii Rodg'ers Cutlerv M ^ HAS \(> IIOIAI, PLEASE SEE THAT THIS EXACT MARK IS ON EACH BLADE. SOLE AGENTS FOR CANADA James Hutton & Co. 15 St. Hi-;i,i-:\ vStrket, .MONTREAL. *M ElUOY YODR /.AM,-» m^ imm SPORTS Ry wearing one of SHorey's Blpliy Waierprool Bicycle or Golf Sults^ They admit the air but keep out the rain. The feeling, appearance, or porous properties of ordinary tweed are not changed by RIGBY. It simply renders goods repellent to water, yet the cost is not increased. V 1 XXIII Perrin's Gloves For LADIES ff^ GENTLEMEN and CHILDREN If you need a pair of Stylish and durable Gloves Ask for -•e Shrrins Stoves They are the Best The M0L8ON8 Bank INCONPQRATCO BV ACT OF H*HL AMINI. 1855 HEAD OFFICE. - MONTREAL. Paid up Capital, .... $2,000,00000 Rest Fynd, $l,iQ0.00O 00 Reseive for Rebate on Current Discount], $80,000 00 Profit and Loss Account, $2S,829 68 $1,606,829 68 Board of Ulrtctor.t: WM, MOLSON MACPHERSON. l>;-iiJml. S. H. EWINC. Vke-Prrsidtf.t. W. M. RAMSAY. SAMUEL FINLEY, HENRY ARCHRALD, J. P. CLEGHORN, H. MARKLAND MOLSON. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS. Gnevai Mamign: A. D. DURNFORD, Inspector. "^ w°'t'!^ CHl'pM AN. \ ''"'■ '"^'' Collections made in aU Parts of the Dominion and returns promptly remitted at Lo^t^est Rates of exchange. Commercial Letters of Credit and Travellers' Circular Letters Issued, Available in all Parts of the World. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA y^ I Incorporated 1832) Capital, • • • , ' $1,500,000.00 Reserve and Undivided Profits, $i,62<),634.20 LIST OF OFFICES nova Scotia Afniier.st, Annapolis, Bridgetown, Halifax, Kentvllle. Liverpool, New (ilasgow, North Sydney. Oxford, I'Ictou, Stellarton. Westvllle, Yarmouth. netv Brunswick Camphclllon, Chatham, l-redericton, Moncton. Newcastle, St. Andrews, St. John, St. Stephen, Sussex. Woodstock. Quebec Montreal, Paspeblac. Ontario Tctrontu. West Tndies Kingston, Jamaica Prince Edward Ts'd Charlotletown, Summerside. newfoundland 5t. John's, Harbor Qrace, United States Chicago, III. Calais, Me. The Slobort Sleford Co. ilimilea, Steamship ^ffents "' Commission Merchants 23 and 25 ST. SACRAMENT ST --Montreal. AGENTS FOR . . . Donaldson Line for Glasgoiv, Thomson Line for London, Leith, etc. Tickford & Black Line for the West Lndies, Cory Line for Cardiff. xxiv Montreal City and District savings Bank Biablished i$46 Capital Subscribed CapHdl Pdid up Reserve Urtdivided Profits Hon. Sir William Hingston, Henri Barbeau, $2,000,000.00 600,000.00 400,000.00 193.000.00 President. Manager. Head Office, 176 ST. JAMES ST. Branch offices 656 NOTRE DAME EAST 2312 NOTRE DAME WEST 1232 ST, CATHERINE ST. COR. GRAND TRUNK «nd SHdARER ST. The Blink's Act vf Incorporation is so framed as to afford all possible pivtection to Depositors including women and minors. Garth&Co. '••- MANUFACTURERS PLUMBERS ^^^ STEAMFITTERS Porcelain ^ enamelkd Iron Baths « ^^ * BATH TRIMMINGS. GAS ^^' ELECTRIC FIXTURES 536 to 542 Craig St. MONTREAL. r red Iv* Alley & do* REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AND... FINANCIAL AGENTS, / / 6 st. james street, mI'ITsI: Montreal. 'A^ Eugene f. Phillips Kl (,KNR 1". i'lllLLir'i, Presideut. JuiiN Cakroi.i,, See. and Treas, Electrical mork$ (LIMITED) MONTREAL, Canada. Bare and Insulated Electric Wire Electric Light Line Wire Incandescent and Flexible Cords Railway Feeder and Trolley Wire Americanite. Magnet. Office and Annunciator Wires Cables for Aerial and Underground Use, u. s. Factory . AMERICAN ELECTRICAL WORKS, Providence, fl, i. New York Store : P. C. ACKERMAN, Agent, 10 Cortland Street. Chicago Store : F. E. OONOHOE, Aoent, 241 Madison Street. XXV When you want . . . Si//i Dli7*eacl ^osiert/ or S^Litts stamped on the goods, is proof of the maker's faith in the quality of them. Corticelli $IIK ec, ctd. 12 St. nichoMs $t. . . . montrcal, Can. McCIary ManTg Co. MANUFACTURERS OF • Stoves, furnaces, Gnamelled (Uare, Cinware, etc. Head Office : LONDON, ONT. Brancfies : Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg; and Vancouver, Walter C Hagar, Snauranco broker ■s> . . . SPECIAL AGENT . THE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CO., Of London, Eng. 313 iJoard of 1 rade Jjuilding, cMontreal, Canada. Ty\Q\Jr\T> ENGRAVING and Dlorlvyr printing co. 288 ST. JAMES ST., (Jacing Victoria. Sq.) ^ixktSHSYC Blank Book makers. Cnflrapers, ^ — * nthoaranhm. Hook & lob Prtntm ' THE BEST WORK «nd RIGHT PRICKS. GET Our PHicts for Yjur Needs. TjTvLj/~|1D ENGRAVING and DlOnKJr PRINTING CO. 288 ST. JAMES STREET, n jr/-.n.T-r^T7 a i (Jacing Victoria Sq.) ...MONTREAL. XXVI .^ », CAPITOL H Tlr$f°cla$$ lo cent Stticke. E. N. CUSSON & CO. MONTREAL. Bill Tel. 8025. TDte Merchants Vtl. 550. Edward Cavanagb Co. Manufacturers . . . Importers ind Agents. CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES Jfar^tvarc, Ot'h, !Paints, Coa/. . Specialties . . Illuminating and Cubricating Oils, "Sun" Soilcr Compound * « * 2547-2553 Notre Dame St, Corner Sehjneiirs Street. WAREHOUSES St. Henri. Mile End. anil 355 Riclimond ^;'- Montreal « « Use « « SCRANTON COAL XXVII m Pilkington Brothers, Ltd MANUFACTURERS a . •• OF.. POlUNd Bif* « « e oVj' fF^r ma (Uindow 6la$$ Tlfirror *Pia tes, Rolled Plate, Fancy Cathedral Glass, &c. DEPOT ; Busby Lane, Montreal. C. THEORET • •«■ Law bookseller ^^^^ Publisher * * • 11 .>,no13 St. JAMES ST. ...Montreal, Can. .PUBLISHER OF. ABBOTT'SRfllLWllYLAWOFCflNADfl, \m BLIGH'S Quebec Statutes law index, "98 CRflNKSHAWS JUSTICES OF PEACE'S GUIDE, "95 HOLT'S INSURANCE LAW OF CANADA, '98 LAFLEUR'3.0NFLICT0FLAW. - LA REVUE LEGALE. LA REVUE DE JURISPKUDENCE. - - R.S. WEIR, LLD.. CIVIL CODE P.O., '98 "98 98 '98 Official Fi,ii[ures I-Ol'K LK.XDINC; I'AIMCKS OI' CANADA ^^V A^^ ^^^ MoHfreal Daily Star. . . 5(i,(X)o i M<.iitn'^>000 ' 1 ' II, ,:ii,| :iii.l Wj'fkh Stnr"| I 'i'oroiili) l)ail\- (ilolic . . .^4,,si5*^^^ Toroulo Daily .Mail . . . 3J,(x)o| Toronto Weekly .Mail . .25,n(«| 57'^**^^^ Koiidoii Daih' A(l\erli>er S.doo) London WeeklyAdvertiser j2,o(k. ) 3*''^^'^^' /h'crmhn: iS()S. I WANT A New Hat-^;^^^ AND I WANT TO FIND OUT . . . 3. €. D($laurkr$ « Co'$ s> Hat Store IT IS AT . . . No. 2050 NOTRE DAME ST. 2 Doors from CitdJiji;'..-; L-^r. One minute walk from G. T. R. Station. W MONIREAL. XWIII LINOTYPE COMPANY, Makers OP.. The Linotype Type Bar Machine The "Oli er" Typewriter Special Tools Special Machinery Works and Offices 156 St. Antoine Street, cm/J^L... ...Montreal. Established 1854 . • • • £. tmWk IMPORTER and MAKER of all kinds of t^ ti Musical ^ Instruments T^epdiring of dll kinds. 'Violins made to order. i$ $t, Cdmb^rt Rill. EinontredK 3>P«Jl>(|g$trol$mai$on$ $f €o. Smportors m j — __» '"' yT^anufacturors S^Lillinory Soods 1801 NOTRE DAME ST., . Montrea FELIX SAUVAGEAU General Contractor ""'Valuator, Carpenter, Joiner & Builder All kinds of Jobbing pro iptly attended to. SHOP a: ' OFFICE . 189 ST. ANTVNE STREET. Bell Telephone, Main 2637. . . . Montreal XXIX ■ FAUCHER & SON IwipOWrt and Dtaltrt in :l)ardw "I IIIIWI V ETC., ETC., ETC. Saw and Planing Mill... Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Turning, Shaping, Mouldings Sawing and Planing 10 FAUTEUX AVENUE Bell Tel. 35 93. St. CUNEGONDE. .\x.\ W) TtLEPHONE, Main 2733. *%* *^ S^rosseau & Co. REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND INSURANCE BROKERS. LOANS and INVESTMENTS. PRIVATE ESTATE and TRUST administci-cd. 13 ST. LAMBERT HILL, BCTWCEN Notre dame an3 St James St. ''"^^^MONTREAL. J. BONHOMME... Repairs of all kinds on the shortest notice and at Low Prices. WITH LARGE STORAGE 940 ST. JAMES ST. ,, Belwren Guy and Richmond Sis. lYlONTRE AL B. ETHIER<^-.a!itRr^ DK.VI.KK I.\ . WOOD and COAL Napoleon Street, near Canal and 1 1 19 St. James Street • « ■ Montreal MUNDERLOH & CO. ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES ELECTRIC FIXTURES DYNAMOS, MOTORS, ETC. 61 St. Sulpice Street, ...MONTREAL. Office Tel., Main 1269. Branch and Residence Tel. 3087 €. C. mount $f Co., PLUMBERS . . . GAS and STEAMFITTERS and ROOFERS Jt Jt Ji ^ HM«ch$t««: 754 gralg Stmt, eote $t. JIntoinc • • » montrcal. TELtPHONE, MAIN 1694. CABLE Address: BREVET. MONTREAL. DIRECTORY CODE USED. , OFFICE FOR . PATENTS, Designs, Trade marks AND COPYRIGHTS, Hanbury a. Budden F. M. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PATENT AGENTS. U. S. REGISTERED ATTORNEY NO 1088. ADVOCATE, PATENT AGENT. NEW York Life Building, MONTREAL. "^ ^ M§vnoi§\ Ll,( Jl The Cigar Factory . . . MAKERS HIGH CLASS CIGAR ♦ ♦ ♦ Montreal For the BEST forms of . . . LIFE & ACQDENT INSURANCE Apply to T'L ^ Travelers Insurance Company 0/ HARTFORD. CONN. Lis;viaii:,vnirai;i9 rr,sii^i\. r. t-AtixrJNS. Chief cogent. 136 St. 3anic$ Street, C0W«$t Kates. . . . montreal, P.Q XXXI i 'h t f'l Dominion Wire Mfg. Co. . . . LIMITED . . . WORKS AT LACHINE (NEAR MONTREAL. I OKFICES: TEMPLE BUILDING MONTREAL. iv- 65 FRONT ST. E., TORONTO. WAREHOUSE: 492 ST PAUL ST. MONTREAL. • • manufiicturcrt of « • Iron, Steel, 'Brass and Copper Wire Steel dnd 'Brass Wood Screllfs Steel Wire Nails Steel and Brass Jack Chain ' Crescent " Coal and Hat Hooks Spring Cotters, Staples Wire "Door 'Pulls Bright Wire Goods and Mill Wire Goods. All carefully packed and neatly labelled and guaranteed second to none. MORRIS MlCHcAELS . . Importer of Tine . . and of high grade European novelties of every description. ROTUNDA WINDSOR HOTEL AND CHATEAU FRONTENAG MONTREAL. QUEBEC. Jolelville s ivesiaurani 1752 NOTRE DAME STREET. MONTREAL. GORDON A. MELVILLE, Proprietor. E. A. GERTH ^ Montreal 2235 St. Catherine St. Queen's Hull Block Direct Importers • « « Hflcnl » W. D. & H. O. WILLS, Bristol, Eng. TOBACCOS * and « CIGARETTES J. BENJAMIN DAGENAIS GENERAL CONTRACTOR NO. 210 GUY STREET MONTREAL. Bell Telephon9j Pocket- Cutlery. f V THEE BRAND When you want a good, large load of Dry Kindling Wood, cut Slabs, Hardwood, or any kind of good Coal, be sure and call up OAe u/iison Compani/ HF AD OFFICE '. ■P"°«-' Mch,s"957."'- 188 WILLIAM STRE ET, L Brunelle cMerchant Tailor 1906 Notre DAtiie St. Balmoral BuaoiM, BELL TEL. MAIN 106. . MONTREAL. H.VINEBERG&CO, WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS 25 ST. HEl.KN ST. COK. NOTRL DAML St , MONTREAL H. Joseph & Co., CANADA CHAMBERS, lb ST. SACRAMENT ST. MONTREAL Redl Estate At\d General cAgents And Valuators. Special Attention giiien to Management of Estates. BELL TELEPHONE MAIN 2866. CABLE ADDRESS: ■■GALLJO," MON , EAL. IMPERIAL EWBROQ^TIOJN ,,^[i.Y .Rheuj^atism Lumbago '""if* XXXIII MILK ! ^ <><><>0<><>0<>0<>a<><>00<>00000-00 ^^A PRESSED' LARGEST SWORN DAILY CIRCU- LATION IN CANADA WITHOUT % EXCEPTION Ove ' 65,000 JS! Oo-OOO-O-O 00<><><>000<>CKK>-<>000<>0<><>0<> <5 ITolunteer Jfouse WILLIAM WISEMAN. Prop. 461 Craig Street . . MONTREAL J. W. tlLif^e^ Heating, Plumbing, Ventilating. General Jobbing, 2 ST. ANTOINE ST. Te!.Mai„54s. 26 BAYLE ST. ... MONTREAL 124 Irvine Avenue WESTMOUNT. Restaurant Connected Cb« p. ELLIOTT Tel. Up 1101. ensington Dealer in 122 WINDSOR Street 4 DOORS rHOW <-. P. », LlfPOT Wm. Potts, prophietor .. . MONTREAt Cluiiet'.st iif Wni GmkIs iwil Clijiir.s. 1| Choice Groceries, Cca$, ^^■^ Wines, Liquors, Provisions, €tc. FINE CREAMERY BUTTER a Specialty. Corner 'Bertheld and City Councillors Streets, SMONTREAL. .\XXIV Co, iplict "«JTREAL. )dfish s, tire Co., Que. Igents, oooooooo ' CIRCU- THOUT Copies a day. oo-ooo-o-o<5 AL Jobbing, NTREAL lUNT. Fel. Up 1101. jlons, etc. pecialty, yrs Streets, ^our SCeadquarters - * While in Montreal should be %= Cbe $t Imxmx l^all Wfij?: 'Cv-'-ii-l ■ .... BECAUSE it is the most centrally situated and liberally conducted Hotel in the city .... Its cuisine and service are of the highest order, and it counts amongst its many Patrons the leaders of the Social and Political worlds of both Continents. IL-USTRATED GUIDE BOOK Free upon Application. Jfcnry J=fo^an, Proprietor. • ir^" • iC • C^ • ^ • Its' ■ CS' • <=> • (SS" • <=" • .S9 • (JS" • 1=^ «'^^ You Want a Crescen t Bicycle m m tit Wl' lire sure, l»t'i-:inse villi want IIr- HKST. TALKING POINTS : # Ueautiriilly tlesijimil fniirK's. Drop of crank lum^tT, j^^ inches. Seven-inch cr-ink.s Hx]>anderH in handle l)arsan(l saddle post. Kle^ant black, and ^)li\'c green finish. 'I'he most desirable saddles. Rose\V(H)d finished rims. Diinlop tires. Htr.. etc., etc. m iB SOPc ^ Uvi tbent ana we are aolnfl to ttn a lot of thfm D^ T. W. BOYD & SON MONTREAL, QUE. $35,00 $50.00 S75.00 m m J. €mile Vanier, B.A.S. A.M. Canadian Soc. C.E. Member Soc. C.E. of France. Member Soc. of Architects of tlie Province of Quebec. Specialties.., ROADS .'»<.•* RAILROADS J*Jt WATER WORKS ■.<.* SEWER- AGE SYSTEMS .t-J* TOWER "PLANTS OF cALL 'DESCRIP- TIONS .*Jt ELECTRIC LIGHT- ING -Jl-J* ARCHITECTURE J*Jlt ETC. .tjt IMPERIAL ,jt BUILDING MONTREAL. xxxv ^-- m Indian Q^a^applti Cupe . . . J^^S extremely rapid in its action on Catarrh, is entirely non- poisonons, and does not irritate the throat and nose when inhaled. It is also taken internally, aetins;- as a tonic, in- creasini,^ the blood circulation, and thns assistins^' the whole system to throw oiT the disease. This preparation is the most efficacions remedy for CATARRH now on the market. It was first prepared by the famons ,Sikhs, in the Kast Indies, and l)ron,«[ht to this conntry by a British veteran. It has cnred thonsands of cases of CATARRH all over the world. It is cnring thonsands in Canada. It will cure yon. Write us, we will prove our claim. INDIAN CATARRH CURE CO. (^/ Price, - 50c. and $1.00. \ J. HISLOP, Proprietor i . . . Room No. 6—146 ST. JAMES STREET Montreal. Head Office of the •METROPOLITAN" Pla te Glass In-surance Co. C. A. SHARPE ' /(/ .^:t'\-,m\'. S'liirpv Si cf. i IMPORTER OF . ^ Plate, Ullndow Ornamental 6la$$ % am PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH, WALL PAPER, ETC. ^^. Manufacturer of Mirrors. Bevelling a Specialty. J 621 Notre Dame Street, tckpho«c.maini7.8. ^nf^JPf^J DJte Drust and JOoan Company of Canada. Incorporated by Royal Charter A. D. 1841' Capital Subscribed - - - - $7,500,000 With po\ivy to im-ivase In $15,000,000. Paid-up Capital - - - . - $1,581,666 Reserve Fund MONEY TO LEND . . . $924,138 63 ON CITY PROPERTY AND IMPROVED FARMS at low rates and on very desirable terms. Address THE COMMISSIONER Cbe Crust and tun Company of Canada 26 SI. James Street. MONTREAL. .X.NXVI irely iioii- lose wlicn L tonic, in- sj'stein to iTARRH chs, in the m. It has 1-1(1. It is IS, we will ontreaL oan ^anada. $7,500,000 $1,581,666 $924,138 63 TY VED FARMS Of Canada :ai.